Blade and Two Sets of Mountings for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and two sets of mountings for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, mid–late 14th century; mountings, late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō),  copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), iron, copper
Dimensions: L. 37 1/4 in. (94.6 cm); L. mounted as a Slung Sword 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of blade 34 5/8 in. (87.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/16 in. (69.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)

Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936