Blade for a Straight Single-Edged Sword (Chokutō)
Unknown Artist
7th century or earlier
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
L. 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g)
Classification
Sword Blades
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.229.40