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, 19th century; mounting early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray sikin (samé), thread,  copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), horn
Dimensions: L. 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm); L. of blade 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936