EditorialBlade for a Sword (Katana), dated 1526, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of blade edge 29 9/16 in. (75.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/32 in. (2.4 cm), Swords, Masazane was a swordsmith active in the late Muromachi period in Ise (in present-day Mi...
EditorialBlade for a Sword (Katana), dated 1526, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of blade edge 29 9/16 in. (75.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/32 in. (2.4 cm), Swords, Masazane was a swordsmith active in the late Muromachi period in Ise (in present-day Mi...