Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)

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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Date
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, brass, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), ray skin (same), silk, silver
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object ID
21887

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