Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi)

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Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakazashi)
Date Created: blade, 1819; mounting, 19th century
Physical Dimensions: L. 20 in. (50.8 cm); L. of blade 18 1/8 in. (46.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
Type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakazashi)
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21906
Medium: Steel, wood, rayskin (samé), textile (silk), lacquer, red coral, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Japanese

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