Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver
Dimensions: L. 34 3/16 in. (86.9 cm); L. of blade 31 3/8 in. (79.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 24 3/16 in. (61.5 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in.(1.7 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936