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, dated 1425; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver aloy (shibuichi), copper
Dimensions: L. 21 1/4 in. (53. 9 cm); L. of blade 19 3/16 in. (48.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 1/2 in. (36.9 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.7 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929