Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)

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blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century · Steel, wood, brass, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk, silver · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, brass, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk, silver

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891