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Image Not Available for Shirasaya for a sword of the wakizashi type
Shirasaya for a sword of the wakizashi type
Image Not Available for Shirasaya for a sword of the wakizashi type

Shirasaya for a sword of the wakizashi type

Medium/TechniqueHō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia)
Credit LineGift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation
Accession number1998.159.3a-b
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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ProvenanceWalter A. Compton (b. 1911 - d. 1990), Elkhart, IN; transferred to the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation, Elkhart; 1998, gift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1998)