印籠刻昆虫図螺鈿据文象嵌鞘打刀拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>)

blade 17th century; mounting 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, rayskin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, iron

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.