Mounting for a Short Sword (&lt;i&gt;Wakizashi Goshirae&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Mounting for a short sword (<i>Wakizashi goshirae</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891|Japanese, died 1860
Artist role: Lacquer worker|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849
Medium: Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron
Dimensions: L. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm)
Classification: Sword Fittings
Credit line: Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2011
Accession year: 2011