Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Naotane Taikei|Yukinaka|Honjō Yoshitane
Artist bio: Japanese, Yamagata 1778–1857 Edo|Japanese, Hagi, active 19th century|Japanese, Edo period, 19th century
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker|Decorator
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1839; mounting, early–mid 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold,  silver
Dimensions: L. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); L. of blade 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 27/32 in. (45.3 cm); D. of curvature 9/64 in. (0.36 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Hagi  Nagato Province (Yamaguchi Prefecture)   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891