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Sword of the katana type
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Sword of the katana type

Fujiwara Tadahiro (Japanese, died in 1632)
1628 (Kan'ei 5)
Medium/TechniqueForged and tempered steel
DimensionsLength: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.11060
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsMusashi-daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro Kan-ei 5 nen 2 gatsu kichijitsu (Fujiwara Tadahiro, Senior Secretary of Musashi Province, 5th year of Kan-ei (1628), 2nd month, fortunate day)ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.