Tachi (sword)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Tachi (sword)

Fukuoka Ichimonji KagenoriLinkedCulture matchlcp-ce4e05576f52

Date
c. 1280
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, cotton
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
143303

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Sword manufacturing was introduced to Japan from the Asian mainland. The earliest known types of swords were straight and mostly 23 1/2 to 27 1/2 inches in length. They were made of bronze and used for stabbing as well as striking. Higher-ranking warriors on horseback carried tachi, swords that hung from the belt with the cutting edge facing down. This unaltered tachi is signed “Kagenori” and was therefore made by Fukuoka Ichimonji Kagenori (dates unknown) who was active around 1280. It has been rated by the Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords (NBTHK) as an “especially important” blade, the highest rank possible.

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The Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burker Foundation

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