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Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>)
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Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>)

Shibata Zeshin · mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849 · Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron

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Subjects
Sword FittingsArms and ArmorJapanese
Credit lineMounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>). mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849. Shibata Zeshin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, by exchange, 2011. CC0.
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