Wakizashi (short sword)
Artist
Osafune, Norimitsu
(Japanese)
Culture
Japan
, Bizen Province
Date1500s, with later fittings
Mediumsteel, iron, copper, silver, wood, ray skin, lacquer, and gilding
Dimensions61.5 × 7.3 cm (24 3/16 × 2 7/8 in.), 1 lb,10 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.62.1
DescriptionTsuba of surface-treated copper, bears understated decoration consisting of crickets and plants on stippled background, with gilding. Menuki, fuchi, and kashira have similar floral theme, and are all probably matched; same material as the tsuba. White metal habaki.ProvenancePurchased on 9 January 1936, as part of a group from Boston Antique Shop (Boston, MA), their item G-197. Paid $12 for lot HAM#2290.1-4 Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on viewCollections
1600s, with later mountings
