Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 18th century; mounting, early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, mother-of-pearl, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 24 13/16 in. (63.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/16 in. (0.54 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Kanagawa Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936