Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Fusamune of Soshu|Sōheishi Sōtensai

blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver · Arms and Armor

Artist

Fusamune of Soshu|Sōheishi Sōtensai

Date

blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2007