Editing Wakizashi (section)

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|File:Wakizashi sword - Ishida Sadamune.jpg|''Wakizashi'' ''Ishida Sadamune'' made by [[Sadamune]]. [[Nanboku-chō period]]. [[Important Cultural Property (Japan)|Important Cultural Property]]. [[Tokyo National Museum]].
|File:Wakizashi sword, by Motoshige, Japan, Nanbokucho period, dated 1356 AD - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08930.jpg|''Wakizashi'' made by Osafune Motoshige. Nanboku-chō period. Tokyo National Museum.
|File:脇差 南紀重国, Wakizashi forged by Nanki Shigekuni 1.jpg|''Wakizashi'' forged by Nanki Shigekuni ([[:ja:南紀重国|ja]]) with a ''[[horimono]]'' engraved on the blade by Ikeda Gonsuke Yoshiteru. Edo period, 1622, [[Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai#Shinsa|Important Sword]]
|File:脇差 固山宗兵衛宗次, Wakizashi forged by Koyama Sōbei Munetsugu 3.jpg|''Wakizashi'' forged by Koyama Sōbei Munetsugu with a ''horimono'' engraved on the blade by Shōji Zenbei Nobutatsu. Edo period,
|File:Wakizashi Sword Mounting.jpg|''Wakizashi'' mounting. The metal parts are made by Goto Ichijo. [[Edo period]]. Tokyo National Museum.
|File:Edo period Wakizashi.jpg|''Wakizashi'' mounting. Edo period. Tokyo National Museum.
|File:Mounting for a Wakizashi.jpg|''Wakizashi'' mounting. Edo period. [[The Metropolitan Museum of Art]].
|File:Wakizashi with koshirae and related parts.jpg|An antique Japanese ''wakizashi'' with ''[[koshirae]]'' and related parts, shown dis-assembled. The ''[[Hamon (swordsmithing)|hamon]]'' (temper line) is clearly visible.
|File:Wakisashi-IMG 4686-87-88.jpg|''Wakisashi'' by [[Sanpin Masatoshi]], early 1600s. The disassembled ''koshirae'' shows the ''[[tsuba]]'' (guard), the twin ''[[kōgai]]'' (hair pin) and the ''[[kozuka]]'' (small knife). On display at the [[British Museum]].
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