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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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