Blade and Mounting for a Miniature Short Sword (Wakizashi)

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blade, late 19th–early 20th century; mounting late 19th–early 20th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi) · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

blade, late 19th–early 20th century; mounting late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, silver-copper alloy (shibuichi)

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936