Short Sword (Wakizashi)

ca. 300–710

Not on view

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 later.

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Provenance

Title: Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Date: ca. 300–710
Geography: Musashi
Culture: Japanese
Dimensions: L. 14 in. (35.56 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.229.41
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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