Blade for a Sword (Katana)

Masazane

dated 1526

Blade for a Sword (Katana) by Masazane

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of blade edge 29 9/16 in. (75.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/32 in. (2.4 cm)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001

Accession Number

2001.574

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