Blade for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kanemoto Magaroku
Artist bio: Japanese, active in Seki, Mino Province, ca. 1504–20
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. of blade 29 5/16 in. (74.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 21 7/16 in. (54.5 cm); D. of curvature 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Geography:    Gifu   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936