Blade for a Straight Single-Edged Sword (Chokutō)
Unknown Artist
ca. 7th century
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
L. 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Classification
Sword Blades
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Accession Number
06.310.7