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Sword of the tachi type
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Sword of the tachi type

Osafune Kagemitsu (Japanese, dates unknown)
early 14th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
Dimensions.945 L.
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5085
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.