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, 18th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, brass, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 31 7/16 in. (79.8 cm); L. of blade 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); D. of curvature 5/16 in. (0.85 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891