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Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana) blade, dated 1839; mounting, 19th century. Obverse. Swordsmith: Blade inscribed by Naotane Taikei (Japanese, Yamagata 1778–1857 Edo). Decorator: Engraving on blade attributed to Honjō Yoshitane (Japanese, Edo period, 19th century). Fittings maker: Sword guard (tsuba) inscribed by Yukinaka (Japanese, Hagi, active 19th century). Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver. L. 39 1/4 in. (99.8 cm); L. of blade 36 15/16 in. (93.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 28 5/8 in. (72.7 cm); D. of curvature 1 3/16 in. (3 cm). Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891 (91.2.56).

Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA

Unique Identifier AR6159505

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Purpose Public

Size 9391px × 3443px

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