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Short sword by Japan — VisualArtsDB

Short sword

Short sword

Medium: Wood, metal, sharkskin, silk
Dimensions: 27 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (68.58 × 3.81 × 2.86 cm)
Genre: Arms and armor
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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