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, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper, gold, abalone shell, silver, iron
Dimensions: L. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); L. of blade 23 in. (58.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); D. of curvature 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936