The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>)

Yoshioka Tadatsugu|Kikuchi Tsunesada|Kawachino Kamifujiwara Rai[...]

blade, 18th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century

Attribution

Sword hilt collar (fuchi) inscribed by|Grip ornament (menuki) inscribed by|Blade inscribed by Yoshioka Tadatsugu|Kikuchi Tsunesada|Kawachino Kamifujiwara Rai[...] | | Japanese, active 18th century|Japanese, active 18th century|Japanese, active 18th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, abalone shell, iron, silver, copper-gold alloy ( shakudō ), copper, silk

Physical dimensions

L. 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2.7 oz. (983.7 g)

Credit line

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018