Title: Smallsword with Scabbard
Object type: Smallsword with scabbard
Date: ca. 1730
Culture: Japanese, possibly Dejima, for the Western market
Medium: Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, steel, wood, leather, textile
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 38 1/8 in. (96.8 cm); L. without scabbard 37 5/8 in. (95.6 cm); L. of blade 31 3/4 in. (80.7 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (340.2 g); Wt. of scabbard 3 oz. (85 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Geography: Country of Origin Nagasaki   Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY