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

Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika

mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849 · Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron · Arms and Armor

Mounting for a Short Sword (&lt;i&gt;Wakizashi Goshirae&lt;/i&gt;) — Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika
Artist
Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika
Date
mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849
Medium
Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Credit line
Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2011

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