Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)

Naotane Taikei

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin, silk, iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. of sword (katana) 39 1/4 in. (99.8 cm); L. of sword (katana) blade 36 31/32 in. (93.9 cm); L. of sword (katana) blade cutting edge 28 5/8 in. (72.7 cm); D. of sword (katana) blade curvature 1 7/32 in. (3.1 cm); L. of short sword (wakizashi) 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); L. of short sword (wakizashi) blade 17 27/32 in. (45.3 cm); D. of short sword (wakizashi) blade curvature 9/64 in. (0.36 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: blades, dated 1839; mountings, 19th century
Pixels: 2496 × 999
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Naotane Taikei. Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō), blades, dated 1839; mountings, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.