Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 1781
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. of blade 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of cutting edge 28 in. (71.2 cm); D. of curvaure 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Geography:    Kagoshima   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936