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Long Sword (Katana)

date

about 1660

creation place

Asia, Japan

medium & support

Steel, bronze, iron, lacquer, seashell, and sharkskin

measurements

L. 41.6 x 3.3 in. (105.7 x 8.4 cm)

credit line

Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation

accession number

2017.052.000a-b

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