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Short sword (wakizashi) with dark brown lacquer saya with diagonal ridges (includes 51.1262.1-51.1262.4)
Dark brown lacquer saya with diagonal ridges. Mountings of copper with gold detail. Kurigata of silver and gilt. Gold habaki and seppa. Saw teeth on upper of kozuka blade which with the handle is inscribed. Corded tsuka.
Menuki - Torii gate and cryptomeria trees. Mekugi - Reeds and chrysanthemums.
Inscription
Geographies
Bishu province
(Place of Origin)
Japan (Place of Origin)
Edo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 25 13/16 in. (65.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1262
