Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1492; mounting late 16th–early 17th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, horn
Dimensions: L. 34 7/8 15/16 in. (88.6 cm); L. of balde 30 5/46 in. (77 cm); L. of cutting edge 25 1/4 in.(2.4 cm); D. of curvature 92.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1975
Accession year: 1975