Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Yasutsugu|Nakamura Kazuyuki

blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, horn, silver · Arms and Armor

Artist

Yasutsugu|Nakamura Kazuyuki

Date

blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, horn, silver

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929