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wakizashi, short sword

human history
  • Other Name

    Japanese short sword

    wakizashi

  • Description

    wakizashi; japanese short sword and saya (scabbard); hirazukuri shape; unsigned blade; bronze coloured habaki (metal encircling blade) with incised diagonal lines; tsuba is plain with holes for a kogatana end to rest in ; fuchi (collar above tsuba) is a inlaid designs of gold coloured clouds and on the other side is a line drawing of a dragon; 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 foo lion; kojiri (end cap) is inlaid gold coloured line drawing of a dragon; saya (scabbard) is a laquered wood with a pocket for a kogatana, no kogatana

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  • Place
    Japan
  • Associated Place

    Japan

  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Accession Date
    1934
  • Other Id

    W1847 (war)

    D279 (Dadley)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • wakizashi, short sword, 1934.316, W1847, D279, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 07 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847
  • sword W1847

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