Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Yasutsugu

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, leather, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, gold, horn, silver
Dimensions: L. 19 in. (48.2 cm); L. of blade 16 11/16 in. (42.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 1451 × 4000
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Yasutsugu. Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), blade, early 17th century; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.