Title: Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade for a sword (Katana)
Date: dated June 1622
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Inscribed Etchū no kami Fujiwara Takahira 
Artist bio: Japanese, active early 17th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Swordsmith
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 36 1/2 in. (92.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 28 1/16 in. (71.5 cm); D. of curvature 1 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2007
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY