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: Tsunahiro
Artist bio: Japanese, 16th century–early 17th century
Artist role: Bladesmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, horn
Dimensions: L.  24 13/16 in. (63.1 cm); L. of blade 21 11/16 in. (55.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm); D. or curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936