Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Unmounted long sword (katana blade)
Ca. 1325 (Kamakura)
Steel, wood
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 28 1/4 in. (71.7 cm)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1178