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Sword of the tantō type

Sword of the tantō type

(Japanese, born in 1272)
1319 (Bunpô 3)
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel
DimensionsLength (overall): 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)
Length (blade): 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Straight blade
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5144.1
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsYamato Shikkake Norinaga shijû hachi kore (o) tsukuru Bunpô sannen tsuchinoto hitsuji sangatsu tôka 大和尻懸則長四十八作之　文保三年巳未三月十日
ProvenanceBefore 1886, acquired in Japan by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (b. 1853 – d. 1908), Salem, MA; 1886, sold with the Fenollosa collection to Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 – d. 1911), Brookline, MA; 1911, bequest of Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1911)