Sword of the wakizashi type
Kanetoshi
(Japanese, active late 14th–early 15th century)
14th - 15th centuries
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel.
DimensionsLength: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11025
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.
Ikkanshi Tadatsuna
17th–18th century
late 19th century