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Sword of the wakizashi type

(Japanese, dates unknown)
17th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueMetal (non-specific)
DimensionsL. .776
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2408
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Inscriptions丹後守兼道 (菊文)
ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910
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