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, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer,  rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, iron
Dimensions: L. 22 9/16 in. (57.3 cm); L. of blade 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Okayama Prefecture   
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891