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Sword of the wakizashi type
Inscribed by: Rai Kunimune (Japanese, dates unknown)
Japanese
Nanbokuchô period
mid-14th century
Medium/Technique
Tempered steel
Dimensions
Length (overall): 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Length (blade): 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Curvature: .3 cm (1/8 in.)
Length (blade): 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Curvature: .3 cm (1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11123.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Swords
InscriptionsRai Kunimune
来国宗
来国宗
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.