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 early–mid 14th century, mounting late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L.  28 9/16 in. (72.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); D. of curvature 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession year: 1932