Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Unknown Artist
blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, iron
Dimensions
L. 22 9/16 in. (57.3 cm); L. of blade 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.884