Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade late 18th century; mounting late 18th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silver, gold, silver-copper alloy (schibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm); L. of blade 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 3/16 in. (48.7 cm);D. of curvature 3 7/8 in.(9.8 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Oita   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891