Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Naotane Taikei|Yukinaka|Honjō Yoshitane
blade, dated 1839; mounting, early–mid 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
Dimensions
L. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); L. of blade 23 3/8 in. (59.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 27/32 in. (45.3 cm); D. of curvature 9/64 in. (0.36 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession Number
91.2.84
About the Artist
Naotane Taikei|Yukinaka|Honjō Yoshitane (Japanese|Japanese|Japanese) · 1778 |1801 |1801 –1857 |1900 |1900
Japanese, Yamagata 1778–1857 Edo|Japanese, Edo period, 19th century|Japanese, Hagi, active 19th century