Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
A Japanese short sword with a black handle wrapped in same; the handle has gold designs. The guard is circular and black. A brown cord wraps around the handle. The blade mounting is light brown with dark brown accents. The scabbard curves downward. The background is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- blade, late 17th century; mounting, 19th century
- Medium
- Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), iron
- Culture
- Japanese
- Dimensions
- 599 × 287 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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