Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, hiirodō
Dimensions: L. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); L. of blade 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936