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Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)

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Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)

Blade inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen  (Japanese, Bizen, Muromachi period, active ca. 1440)

Fittings maker:
Mountings by Iwamoto Konkan (Japanese, Edo period, 1744–1801)
Date:
blade, dated 1440; mountings, late 18th century
Culture:
Japanese
Medium:
Steel, shibuichi, gold, copper, lacquered wood, ray skin, silk
Dimensions:
(a) Gr. length 34 1/8 in. ( 86.66 cm) Length of blade 25 1/4 in. ( 64.14 cm) (b) Length 28 1/4 in. ( 71.76 cm)
Classification:
Swords
Credit Line:
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number:
36.120.417a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 378

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