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JAPANESE WAKIZASHI SHORT SWORD IN SHIRASAYA SCABBARD - Meiji period, ca. AD 1868 - 1912 > A Japanese wakizashi housed in a plain wooden shirasaya, the curved storage mount formed with a rounded grip and matching scabbard.A shirasaya is a plain wooden storage mounting, distinct from the decorative fittings in which a sword was worn. It protects the blade when not in use and draws attention to the sword as an object to be preserved and examined. >>Size: 490mm x 40mm; Weight: 300g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014. >>