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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Yasumitsu|Iwamoto Konkan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
  • Creator: Yasumitsu|Iwamoto Konkan
  • Date Created: blade, 15th century; mounting, late 18th century
  • Physical Dimensions: L. 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm); L. of blade 24 5/16 in. (61.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.45 cm); L. of scabbard 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); knife (c); L. of blade 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
  • Type: Blade and mounting for a short sword (Wakizashi)
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24631
  • Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé); thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: Japanese
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