Wakizashi Made in Koto-Bichu Style

Inscription: Inscribed in Japanese on the front side of the tang: Yoshindo and Soji made [this] together at Tekisasui; and on the back side of the tang: made for the Metropolitan Museum of Art/April 1980.

Mount maker: Yoshindo Yoshiwara (Japanese)

Date: 1980

Culture: Japanese

Medium: Steel

Dimensions: L. 21 3/16 in. (53.8 cm)

Classification: Sword Blades

Credit Line: Gift of Yoshindo Yoshiwara, 1980

Accession Number: 1980.467a, b

Source: www.metmuseum.org/