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Set of swords

19th century
Medium/TechniqueSteel
DimensionsLegacy dimension: L: 105 cm
Credit LineGift of Sarah Buchan Jewell
Accession number1991.202a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceEdwin Conger, first U.S. Ambassador to Imperial China and his wife Sarah Conger; by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Buchan Jewell (Mrs T. Edson Jewell), Boston; 1991, gift of Sarah Buchan Jewell to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 1991)
Rifle
Rifle
Sword of the katana type
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Sword of the katana type
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Sword of the katana type
Sword of the katana type
Rai Kunimitsu
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Sword of the wakizashi type
Kanetoshi
14th - 15th centuries
Sword of the wakizashi type
Sword of the wakizashi type
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mid-14th century
Sword of the katana type
Shikkake School
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Sword of the katana type
Sword of the katana type
Chôgi
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Sword of the katana type
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Group shot: 11.11228, 11.11217
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Mounting for a sword of the tachi type with decoration of phoenixes
Mounting for a sword of the tachi type with decoration of phoenixes
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Dagger (tanto type)
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