Wakizashi

Description

Long companion sword (wakizashi) mounted in the Goto style with han-tachi (half-tachi) mounts of shakudo decorated with flowers in gold, kozuka similarly decorated, and sheath of lacquered wood: Japan, Edo, blade by Yasutsugu, mounts by Mitsunaka, early 17th century

Museum reference

A.1884.44.66

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Wakizashi, Sword, Sheath, Kozuka

Production information

Yasutsugu, Blade maker
Edo, Musashi province, Japan, East Asia

Date

1600 - 1621

Style / Culture

Edo period, Japanese

Materials

Steel, Gold, Shakudō, Wood, Lacquer

Physical description

Steel blade, mounts of shakudo and gold inlay, silk bindings

Associations

Castellani, Alessandro, 1823 - 1883

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.73