

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Japanese sword with long, slightly curved, single-edged blade. The blade shows hamon and has a complex pattern of tempered and untempered steel along the spine. The blade has a long tang with a distinctive shape. The handle has rayskin wrapped around it, with a long metal habaki near the blade. The curved guard is relatively short. The entire object appears to be made of metal. The background is light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century
- Medium
- Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 240 × 623 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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