Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
Date: blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Blade attributed to Fusamune of Soshu 
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. late 15th–early 16th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Swordsmith
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 29 3/4  in. (75.7 cm); L. of blade 24 3/8 in. (62 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 5/8 in. (50 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2007
Geography: Country of Origin  Kanagawa Prefecture  Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY