Blade and Mounting for a Miniature Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a miniature short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 19th–early 20th century; mounting late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Steel, wood,  lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)

Dimensions: L. 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g); Wt. of sheath (b) including small knife (c) 0.3 oz. (8.5 g); small knife (c); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936