Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Naganori

blade, late 13th–early 14th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi) by Naganori

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, silver

Dimensions

L. 32 7/8 in. (83. 5 cm); L. of blade 25 15/16 in. (65.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm); D. of curvature 5/16 in. (0.75 cm)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of the family of Dr. Francis E. Doughty, 1907

Accession Number

07.109.5

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