

Long, curved, single-edged sword blade with a rounded tip and a straight or slightly convex shape. The blade has a hamon and a complex pattern of tempered and untempered steel visible on its surface. A series of small holes are present along the bottom 2/3rds of the blade's back. The background of the image is solid black. The overall shape of the blade is slender and tapering from hilt to tip.
Artwork details
- Date:
- dated June 1622
- Medium:
- Steel
- Culture:
- Japanese
- Dimensions:
- 262 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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