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Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (<i>Daishō</i>)

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada | 乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu

blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk

Dimensions

L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) blade 35 9/16 in. (90.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm); D. of curvatuer 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. of sword (<i>katana</i>) scabbard 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) for sword (<i>katana</i>) mounting 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) for sword (<i>katana</i>) mounting) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm); L. of short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) 27 1/16 in. (68.7 cm); L. of short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) blade 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 3/4 in.(45.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) for short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) mounting 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) for short sword (<i>wakizashi</i>) mounting 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

Classification

Swords

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

Japanese

Rights

Public Domain

About Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada

1627 –1716 • Japanese

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