Blade and Mounting for a Miniature Sword (Katana)
Object type: blade and mounting for a miniature sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 19th–early 20th century; mounting late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Steel, wood,  lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (0.1 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 1.1 oz. (31.2 g); Wt. of sheath 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936