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Sword of the tachi type
Inscribed by: Osafune Kagemitsu (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Kamakura period
early 14th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Tempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
Dimensions
.945 L.
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5085
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.