Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold
Dimensions: L. 24 13/16 in. (63.1 cm); L. of blade 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); L. of cutting edge 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY