Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (<i>Ken</i>)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 23 15/32 in. (59.6 cm); W. 1 17/32 in. (3.9 cm); thickness 15/64 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 12.6 oz. (356 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906

Accession Number

06.310.8