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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Fusamune of Soshu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A short sword with a blue and gold handle, gold guard, and brown scabbard covered in gold polka dots. The handle is wrapped in blue material with a diamond pattern in white and gold. The scabbard has a brown base color with large and small gold polka dots. The sword is set against a gray background.

Artwork details

Date:
blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century
Medium:
Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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