Short sword
Artist: Unknown Japanese
short sword with decorated scabbard: sword wrapped in dark green cord; dragon motif on tsuba; scabbard decorated with ornate metal brackets, gold crests and fans; metal ornament near base of scabbard decorated with gold dragon amid waves
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- In our collection
- since March the 15th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 27 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (68.58 × 3.81 × 2.86 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wood, metal, sharkskin, silk
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 48% oxygen 36% iron 11% cadmium 2% copper 3%