Title: 虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Blade inscribed by Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1627–1716
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Swordsmith
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk
Dimensions: L. 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of blade 35 9/16 in. (90.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm); D. of curvatuer 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. of scabbard 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY