Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)
Date: blade, 18th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Blade inscribed by Kawachino Kamifujiwara Rai[...] 
Artist bio: Japanese, active 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Swordsmith
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, abalone shell, iron, silver, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper, silk
Dimensions: L. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.7 oz. (983.7 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY