Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: Blade 17th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), baleen, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936