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Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Kagemoto (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Kamakura period
13th–14th centuries
Medium/Technique
Tempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
Dimensions
Length: 69.7 cm (27 7/16 in.)
Other (curvature): 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Other (curvature): 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5080
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #78
Inscriptions備前国長船景元作
Provenance1890 Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequeathed to the MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.