Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Masatoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, active early 17th century
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), dark red copper (hiirodō)
Dimensions: L. 24 15/16 in. (63.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936