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, 19th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, iron, brass
Dimensions: L. 22 in. (55.8 cm); L. of blade 17 3/8 in. (44.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936