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, 16th century; mounting, 18th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 21 13/16 in. (55.4 cm); L. of blade 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891