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Wakizashi, short sword   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Wakizashi, short sword
Object type Classification: NM3.7808
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English: Wakizashi; japanese short sword and saya (scabbard); blade has small curve; blade is a shobu zukuri shape with the ridge of the sharpened point sitting high up; unsigned blade; silver coloured habaki (metal encircling blade) with small horizontal incisions for design; tsuba depicts scene with a landscape of mountains in clouds, a tree above a thatched roof house, a bridge over a river, and a small figure; some details of the tsuba are in gold; hole in tsuba for kogatana's (small knife) handle top to rest in; fuchi (collar above tsuba) is a shallow relief design of swallows over water; samegawa (handle wrap) is rayskin; tsuka-ito is a black silk cord wrap on handle; under the tsuka-ito is a menuki charm on each side depicting a fabric bag, and a (bowl of fruits); kojiri (end cap) has an incised design of 2 swallows over water; saya (scabbard) is a laquered wood 2 tones of brown stripes horizontal across; saya has a kogatana inside of a pocket; kogatana has a textured background with a raised gold boarder and the raised relief design of a foo lion beside a large flower; blade of kogatana is signed with japanese text early 19th century
Date Circa 1934; (19th Century); 1934
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length: 540mm
length: 515mm
width: 26mm
width: 62mm
length: 400mm
length: 213mm

notes: tsuba
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
1934.316
Place of creation Japan; Asia
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, gift of Mr Harry S Dadley, W1852
Notes James Jordan-1996- display for mounts only (not blade); remove grease and wax blade (not worth repolishing) 1995- display for mounts only (not blade)
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