Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Sadakuni · blade, late16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), malachite, leather, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi),

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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