Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, rayskin (samé), textile (silk), lacquer, red coral, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 20 in. (50.8 cm); L. of blade 18 1/8 in. (46.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: blade, 1819; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 2250 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi). blade, 1819; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.