Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, rayskin (samé), lacquer, thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 22 in. (55.9 cm); L. of blade 16 7/16 in. (41.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 in. (30.4 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: blade, (1852); mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 2250 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi). blade, (1852); mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.