Sword of the tachi type
Osafune Kagemoto
(Japanese, dates unknown)
13th–14th centuries
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel, hō wood (Magnolia obovata, Japanese Bigleaf Magnolia).
DimensionsLength: 69.7 cm (27 7/16 in.)
Other (curvature): 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Other (curvature): 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5080
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890 Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequeathed to the MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Osafune Yasumitsu