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Second sword (mate to 21.2407)

(Japanese, dates unknown)
1571–1629
Medium/TechniqueMetal, calcite
DimensionsL. .624
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2430
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910
Tsuba with design of bamboo
Tachibana Masahiro
Early 19th century
Tachibana Masahiro
17th century
Fujiwara Masahiro
17th century
Kawachi no kami Masahiro
17th century
Tachibana Masahiro
19th century
Tachibana Masahiro
late 19th century
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and waves
Tachibana Shigeyoshi
18th century (?)
Hadrian
4th century and mid-16th century
Group shot: 09.598, 09.599
about 2200–1750 B.C.
Group shot: 09.16-18
2600–2000 B.C.