Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi Goshirae</i>)

Shibata Zeshin, mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849

Artist

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Date

mounting 19th century; grip ornaments 16th century; hilt collar (<i>fuchi</i>), dated 1849

Culture or place

Japanese

Medium

Wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>samé</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), brass, iron

Size

L. 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm)

Type

Sword Fittings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed