Loading
Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Nakagawa Isshō|Sadakuni
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Download this artwork (provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Learn more about this artwork.
Details
- Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
- Creator: Nakagawa Isshō|Sadakuni
- Date Created: blade, late16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
- Physical 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)
- Type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (wakizashi)
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/34775
- Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), malachite, leather, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi),
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Culture: Japanese
Additional Items
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
