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Sword of the tachi type
Fukuoka Ichimonji Naganori (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Kamakura period
14th century
Medium/Technique
Tempered steel
Dimensions
Length (overall): 95.5 cm (37 5/8 in.)
Length (blade): 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Other (curvature): 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Length (blade): 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Other (curvature): 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld
Accession Number13.275.1
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Japanese Masterpieces (2012), #75
InscriptionsNaganori tsukuru
長則造
長則造
ProvenanceLate 19th century, probably purchased in Japan by Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 - d. 1911), Brookline, MA; by inheritance to his widow, Hannah Putnam Train Weld (b. 1858 - d. 1943), Brookline; 1913, gift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 2, 1913)