Title: Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 37 3/16 in. (94.5 cm); L. of blade 32  11/16 in. (83 cm); L. of cutting edge 24 7/16 in. (62.1 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Geography: Country of Origin Tokyo   Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY