Wakizashi (short sword), in Scabbard

Kunishige I

Caption

Kunishige I. Wakizashi (short sword), in Scabbard, 1629. Lacquer scabbard, copper fittings, 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X740.5.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Wakizashi (short sword), in Scabbard

Date

1629

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Lacquer scabbard, copper fittings

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm)

Signatures

signed on tang: Bitchu-no-kuni Mizuta-no-ju Otsuki Kunishige

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X740.5

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