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: Fusamune of Soshu|Sōheishi Sōtensai
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. late 15th–early 16th century|Japanese, active 18th century
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 29 3/4  in. (75.7 cm); L. of blade 24 3/8 in. (62 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 5/8 in. (50 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Kanagawa Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2007
Accession year: 2007