Wakizashi
Japanese
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Steel, Copper, Fish skin, Textile, Wood, Lacquered
Measurements
565 mm (Length); 28 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328884.1
Summary
Sword; Wakizashi, (Japanese sword) with unsigned blade of the Seki style, dating form the 17th century. Copper fitting to steel blade. Iron tsuba (inventoried separately 1328824/SNO.A.218). Sticky label on blade '21'. Wooden handle with black lacquered ends and covered with cream fish skin and brown textile webbing.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Japanese , maker