Unmounted katana blade attributed to the Soshu school
Ca. 1315 (Kamakura)
Steel, gold
An unmounted steel katana blade. The unmounted blade has a plain wood shirasaya. The tang has an inlaid gold habaki.
Inscription
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
37 3/8 in. (95 cm) (l.)
27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm) (l.) katana blade
Credit Line
Acquired before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1155