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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Naotane Taikei · blade, dated 1839; mounting, early–mid 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, iron, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver

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Subjects
SwordsArms and ArmorJapanese
Credit lineBlade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi). blade, dated 1839; mounting, early–mid 19th century. Naotane Taikei. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891. CC0.
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