Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (&lt;i&gt;Ken&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Blade for a double-edged sword (<i>Ken</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Miyairi Norihiro
Artist bio: Japanese, Sakaki, born 1956
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 2013
Medium: Steel, silver
Dimensions: L. 24 1/16 in. (61.1 cm); L. of blade 18 3/8 in. (46.8 cm); W. at shoulder of blade 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Sakaki     
Credit line: Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2014
Accession year: 2014