Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (Tachi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a slung sword (Tachi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kazunori
Artist bio: Japanese, 1824–1876
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer,  rayskin (samé), baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi),  gold, silver, coral
Dimensions: L. 35 15/16 in. (91.3 cm); L. of blade 33 3/4 in. (85.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 26 1/16 in. (66.2 cm); D. of curvature 5/8 (1.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936