Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>) with Mounting (<i>Shikomizue</i>)

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada

blade, dated February 1677; mounting, 19th century

Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>) with Mounting (<i>Shikomizue</i>) by Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada

Medium

Steel, wood, cherry-blossom bark, brass, lacquer

Dimensions

L. 41 1/8 in. (104.5 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. 14 oz. (396.9 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018

Accession Number

2018.833.20a–h

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