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 mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer
Dimensions: L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); L. of  blade 16 9/16 in. (42.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 1/4 in. (31.2 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Echizin  Fukui   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891