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Sword of the wakizashi type

(Japanese, dates unknown)
Medium/TechniqueSteel, silver mounts, gold menuki
DimensionsOverall: 1.6 x 37.9 cm (5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation
Accession number1998.129
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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Inscriptions長光
Sword of the wakizashi type
Osafune Nagamitsu
13th century
Sword of the katana type
Sword of the katana type
Osafune Nagamitsu
late 13th century
Sword of the tachi type
Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Nagamitsu
13th–14th centuries
Sword of the wakizashi type
Osafune Nagamitsu
13th century
Group shot: 11.11291-11.11292
Sword of the katana type with mounting
Uda
Mid 19th century
Group shot: 11.11291-11.11292
Sword of the wakizashi type with mounting
Mihara no jû Morimasa
mid 14th century and 19th century
Tsuba with design of Futen releasing a storm
Tsuba with design of Futen releasing a storm
Hirano Nagamitsu
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Kagemoto
13th–14th centuries
Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Kagemitsu
early 14th century
Sword of the tachi type
Sword of the tachi type
Bishû Osafune Morishige
late 14th–early 15th centuries
Sword of the tantô type
Bishû Osafune Yoshimitsu
14th century
Group shot: 11.11126, 11.11189, 11.11132, 13.323
Sword of the tantô type
Osafune Kanemitsu
1357