Who created "芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)"?

芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana) was created by 高本秀宗 Takamoto Hidemune in blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century.

What medium is "芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)"?

芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana) is Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, gold, iron.

Yes, 芒蒔絵鞘突兵拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century.

blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

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

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1728a, b