Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi)

Dateblade, 1819; mounting, 19th century

MediumSteel, wood, rayskin (samé), textile (silk), lacquer, red coral, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver

DimensionsL. 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)

CultureJapanese

DepartmentArms and Armor

ClassificationSwords

Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891

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