紅葉蒔絵鞘脇指拵 Mounting for a Short Sword (&lt;i&gt;Wakizashi&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: 重武 Shigetake
Artist bio: Japanese, Edo, active 18th century
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, 18th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>)
Dimensions: L. 22 13/16 in. (57.9 cm); L. of blade 15 1/16 in. (38.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Insects|Snails