Sword of the katana type
Yoshikane
(Japanese, dates unknown)
late 12th - early 13th centuries
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
DimensionsL. .896
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.10937
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
