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, sharkskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abalone shell, iron
Dimensions: L. 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm); L. of blade 22 9/16 in. (57.3 cm); L. of cutting edge17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.35 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Dr. George M. Lefferts, 1910
Accession year: 1910