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Sword of the katana type

(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueMetal (non-specific)
DimensionsLength: 90.8 cm (35 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5088
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Inscriptions兼定
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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