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, rayskin (samé), gold, horn, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 17 7/16 in. (44.3 cm); L. of blade 16 1/16 in. (40.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936