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title: Samurai Swords
author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10983/samurai-swords/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Samurai Swords

_Authored by Los Angeles County Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Samurai Swords](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10983.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10983.jpg)

## Image Caption

Two steel-bladed Japanese [samurai](https://www.worldhistory.org/Samurai/) swords: the longer katana and shorter wakizashi. 18-19th century CE. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, L. A. C. M. o. (2019, July 04). Samurai Swords. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10983/samurai-swords/>
### Chicago
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Samurai Swords." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10983/samurai-swords/>.
### MLA
Art, Los Angeles County Museum of. "Samurai Swords." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jul 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10983/samurai-swords/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long_Sword_and_Scabbard_LACMA_AC1999.186.1.1-.16.jpg) by [**Los Angeles County Museum of Art**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long_Sword_and_Scabbard_LACMA_AC1999.186.1.1-.16.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 July 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.