Katana

Accession Nr.:	3754.1-3
Type:	weapons and armament; metalwork; lacquers
Date of production:	first half of 19th century Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:	Japan

Materials:	copper; gold; lacquer; silk; silver; steel; wood
Dimensions:	length: 94.5 cm

Maki-e technique. Kiri-mon decoration on the brown- and black-lacquered sheath. Unsigned.