Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Nagamitsu
(Japanese, dates unknown)
13th–14th centuries
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
DimensionsL. 1.020
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld
Accession number13.281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLate 19th century, purchased in Japan by Charles Goddard Weld (b. 1857 - d. 1911), Brookline, MA; to his widow, Hannah Putnam Train Weld (b. 1858 - d. 1943), Brookline; 1913, gift of Mrs. Charles Goddard Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 2, 1913)
Osafune Yasumitsu