Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Japanese, blade, early 17th century; mounting, 1858, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), paper, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, L. 23 5/16 in. ( cm); blade 17 in. ( cm); L. of cutting edge 12 3/16 in.( cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. ( cm), Swords

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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Japanese, blade, early 17th century; mounting, 1858, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), paper, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, L. 23 5/16 in. ( cm); blade 17 in. ( cm); L. of cutting edge 12 3/16 in.( cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. ( cm), Swords

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