Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>)
Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika
mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849
Medium
Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron
Dimensions
L. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm)
Classification
Sword Fittings
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2011
Accession Number
2011.35
About the Artist
Shibata Zeshin|Tsuchiya Masayoshi Yasuchika · 1807–1891
Japanese, 1807–1891