Metal blade with straight edge on right and curved on top, and tapered to a point at bottom. Blade is shiny, gray metal; bottom 2 inches are darker gray metal with two round holes.
Artwork Details
- Date
- blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century
- Medium
- Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, abalone shell, silver
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 351 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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