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Title: Blade for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Swordsmith:
Blade inscribed by Katsmitsu (Japanese, active 16th century)
Swordsmith:
Blade inscribed by Harumitsu (Japanese, active 16th century)
Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Geography: Okayama Prefecture
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. of blade 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); L. of cutting edge 22 11/16 in. (57.6 cm); D. of curvature 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Sword Blades
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.1681a–c
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