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Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Sukemitsu of Bizen|Iwamoto Konkan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
- Creator: Sukemitsu of Bizen|Iwamoto Konkan
- Date Created: blade, dated 1440; mounting, late 18th century
- Physical Dimensions: L. 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); L. of blade 30 11/16 in. (77.9 cm); L of cutting edge 24 13/16 in. (63.1 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
- Type: Blade and mounting for a sword (Katana)
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24630
- Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Culture: Japanese
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