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: Nobuyuki|Sōkan
Artist bio: Japanese, active mid–late 19th century|Japanese, active early 19th century
Artist role: Fittings maker|Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, early 19th century; mounting mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, silver
Dimensions: L.  34 7/16 in. (87.5 cm); L. of blade 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.67 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936