Title: Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Object type: Blade for a sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. of cutting edge 26 9/16 in. (67.5 cm); D. of curvature.9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1970
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY