Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper, silver, coral, turquoise, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 21 13/16 in. (55.4 cm); L. of the blade 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Saga Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936