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Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)

Swordsmith Blade attributed to Yasumitsu Japanese
Fittings maker Mounting by Iwamoto Konkan Japanese
blade, 15th century; mounting, late 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 378
This is the only known complete set of daishō mountings (paired with 36.120.417a, b) by Iwamoto Konkan, one of the most famous makers of sword fittings in the eighteenth century. The artist's inscription identifies the patron as Iwata Takanori and the design as the Six Tama Rivers.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
  • Swordsmith: Blade attributed to Yasumitsu (Japanese, Muromachi period, 15th century)
  • Fittings maker: Mounting by Iwamoto Konkan (Japanese, Edo period, 1744–1801)
  • Date: blade, 15th century; mounting, late 18th century
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé); thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
  • Dimensions: L. 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm); L. of blade 24 5/16 in. (61.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.45 cm); L. of scabbard 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); knife (c); L. of blade 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g)
  • Classification: Swords
  • Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.120.418a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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