Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (&lt;i&gt;Tachi&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a slung sword (<i>Tachi</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, gold, abalone shell, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>)
Dimensions: L. 40 3/8 in. (102.5cm); L. of blade 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 1/4 in. (69.3 cm); D. of curvature 3/4 in. (1.95 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Okayama Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936