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Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>)
Shibata Zeshin
- Medium
- Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron
- Dimensions
- L. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm)
- Culture
- Japanese
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Classification
- Sword Fittings
- Dated
- mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849
- Pixels
- 1957 × 667
- SHA-256
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Shibata Zeshin. Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>), mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.