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, possibly 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 21 15/16 in. (54.1 cm); L. of blade 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936