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Sword of the katana type
Inscribed by: Bishû Osafune Morokage (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Muromachi period
1414 (Ôei 21)
Object Place: Bizen, Okayama, Japan
Medium/Technique
Shortened with signature re-inserted in tang
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: L. .792
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.10952
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
Signed
Bishu Osafune Morokage
備州長船師景 応永二十一年二月日
備州長船師景 応永二十一年二月日
InscriptionsOei nijuichinen nigatsu hi
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.