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: Nakagawa Isshō|Sadakuni
Artist bio: Japanese, 1829–1876|Japanese, Echizen province, documented 1609
Artist role: Fittings maker|Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, late16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), malachite, leather, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi),
Dimensions: L. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); L. of blade 16 1/4 in. (41.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929