虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)
Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada|乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
blade, 17th century; mounting, 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. 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of 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 scabbard 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
36.120.419a–d
Rights
Public Domain