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Long sword (obitori style), 3rd class

(Japanese)
13th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueMetal (non-specific)
Dimensions.926 length
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5895
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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