Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Nakagawa Isshō|Sadakuni
blade, late16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), malachite, leather, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi),
Dimensions
L. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); L. of blade 16 1/4 in. (41.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
29.100.1379a–d
About the Artist
Nakagawa Isshō|Sadakuni (Japanese|Japanese) · 1829 |1584 –1876 |1634
Japanese, 1829–1876|Japanese, Echizen province, documented 1609