Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
The image shows a short sword blade and mounting for a wakizashi by an unknown artist. The sword has a long, narrow, curved gray blade with a slight upward curve near the tip, and a darker gray hamon. The blade is shiny and smooth with a long, thin groove down its center. The bottom 2 inches of the blade is a darker metal with a small circular hole. The background of the image is black.
Artwork Details
- Date
- blade, early 17th century; mounting, 1858
- Medium
- Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), paper, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 351 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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