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
Rights
Public Domain