Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, sharkskin (samé), thread,copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abalone shell, iron
Dimensions: L. 37 11/16 in. (95.7 cm); L. of blade 34 15/16 in. (88.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 26 9/16 in. (67.5 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Oita   
Credit line: Gift of Dr. George M. Lefferts, 1910
Accession year: 1910