Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Unknown

blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of a Trustee of the Museum, 1917