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: Naganori
Artist bio: Japanese, active 13th century
Artist role: Sword maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, late 13th–early 14th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 32 7/8 in. (83. 5 cm); L. of blade 25 15/16 in. (65.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm); D. of curvature 5/16 in. (0.75 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of the family of Dr. Francis E. Doughty, 1907
Accession year: 1907