Mounted Spear with Sheath
Object type: Mounted spear with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kanesada
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, shark skin
Dimensions: L. 103 in. (261.6 cm); L. of head 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. of head 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936