Scabbard for a Wakizashi (short sword)
Culture
Japanese
Dateprobably 1800s
Mediumwood, steel and lacquer
Dimensions50.8 cm (20 in.), 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.62.2
DescriptionWooden scabbard, gently curved to accommodate a "wakizaski" blade. Originally with mounting at mouth, & rounded at drag. Decorated overall with irridescent shell fragments on lacquer. Lower half has gold & polychromed, ascendant floral motif on both faces. At mouth, reverse has long rectangular recess for the "kozuka" (by-knife) now carried as HAM# 2290.3.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.
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portions possibly 1600s
