Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Japanese, blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold, L. 24 13/16 in. ( cm); L. of blade 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); L. of cutting edge 16 3/4 in. ( cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. ( cm), Swords

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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Japanese, blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, rayskin (samé), baleen, iron, gold, L. 24 13/16 in. ( cm); L. of blade 22 7/16 in. (57 cm); L. of cutting edge 16 3/4 in. ( cm); D. of curvature 1/2 in. ( cm), Swords

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