Katana (sword)

Place of OriginJapan

Dateabout 1700

DimensionsL: 28 in. (71.1 cm)

MediumBrown saya, iron fuchi and kashira silver foil habaki.

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Benjamin Davis

Object number

1999.21

Not on View

Published ReferencesThe Way of the Warrior, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1985, cat.

Sato, Kenzan, The Japanese Sword, vol. 12, Japanese Arts Library, Tokyo & New York, 1984.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Caldwell, Randolph B., The Book of the Sword, Dallas, Texas, 1972.

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