Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

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blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, iron · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper, iron

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891