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 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood (Rosewood), lacquer, copper, gold, silver, bone
Dimensions: L. 23 in. (58.4 cm); L. of blade 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); D. of curvature 5/16 in. (0.8 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936