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Sword of the tantō type

Fukuoka Ichimonji Naganori, third generation (Japanese, dates unknown)

1300 (Shôan 2)

Medium/TechniqueTempered steel

DimensionsLength (overall): 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Length (blade): 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number11.11252.1

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

InscriptionsBizen no kuni Fukuoka sa hyôe no jô Naganori Shôan ni nen hachi gatsu hi 備前国福岡左兵衛尉長則　正安二年八月日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.