Wakizashi (short sword)
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Date1800s, blade perhaps 1500s
Mediumsteel; tsuba of iron with gilding; fittings of copper alloy with gilding; grip of wood, cord, ray skin.
Dimensions54.5 x 7.3 x 6 cm (21 7/16 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin of Nutley, NJ
Object number1976.264.1
DescriptionUnmatched fuchi kashira with flower motif (akin to tsuba 2014.541), copper alloy with gilding; matching menuki with leaf motif (perhaps paulownia), shakudo with gilding.Tsuba of iron with gilding, decorated with mountains, trees and buildings.
ProvenanceBequest of Harold Lester Levin
On View
Not on view
1600s, with later mountings
