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, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm); L. of blade 18 5/8 in. (47.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936