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: mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-silver allowy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L.  21 7/16 in. (54.5cm); L. of blade 19 9/16 in. (47.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 in. (35.5 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891