Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>) with Mounting (<i>Shikomizue</i>)

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada · blade, dated February 1677; mounting, 19th century

Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>) with Mounting (<i>Shikomizue</i>)

Steel, wood, cherry-blossom bark, brass, lacquer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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