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 17th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L. 24 11/16 in. (62.7 cm); L. of blade 27 11/16 in. (70.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 21 1/4 in. (54 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891