Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi) blade, late 15th-early 16th century; mounting, 18th century Blade attributed to Fusamune of Soshu Japanese Fusamune is well-known among the many swordsmiths who worked in Sagami Province (Ssh) during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Typical of the style of the late Ssh school, this blade has tempering effects (hitatsura) visible throughout the surface of the blade, as well as engraving. The luxurious late eighteenth-century mounting is of top quality.. Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi). Japanese. blade, late 15th-early 16th century; mounting, 18th century. Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), silk, copper-gold alloy (shakud), gold, silver. Kanagawa Prefecture. Swords
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