Title: 芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Fittings inscribed by 高本秀宗 Takamoto Hidemune 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1819–1887
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Fittings maker
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, gold, iron
Dimensions: L. 32 18 in. (81.6 cm); L. of blade 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 22 3/16 in. (56.4 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY