Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, paper, silver,
Dimensions: L. 36 9/16 in. (92.8 cm); L. of blade 29 3/16 in. (74.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 23 11/16 in. (60.1 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Shizuoka Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891