Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada|乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
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
Dimensions
L. 27 1/16 in. (68.7 cm); L. of blade 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); L. of cutting edge 17 3/4 in.(45.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/8 in. (0.9 cm); L. of knife (kozuka) 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. of hair dressing tool (kogai) 8 1/4 in. (21.0 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession Number
36.120.420a–d