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: Yasutsugu|Nakamura Kazuyuki
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 16th–early 17th century|Japanese, active early 19th century
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, horn, silver
Dimensions: L. 19 in. (48.2 cm); L. of blade 16 11/16 in. (42.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929