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虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)click to zoom
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虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk
Dimensions
L. 37 7/8 in. (96.2 cm); L. of blade 35 9/16 in. (90.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm); D. of curvatuer 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. of scabbard 29 in. (73.7 cm); L. of knife (<i>kozuka</i>) 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (<i>kogai</i>) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Classification
Swords
Dated
blade, 17th century; mounting, early 19th century
Pixels
4000 × 1565
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Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada. 虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), blade, 17th century; mounting, early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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