Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi) blade, early 17th century; mounting, 1858 Japanese A wakizashi is a short sword with a blade between 30 and 60 cm long, usually worn in tandem with a full-length sword (katana). Wakizashi were fashionable in the Muromachi period (1392–1573) and Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi). Japanese. blade, early 17th century; mounting, 1858. Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), paper, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakud?), copper, gold. Swords

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