Blade for a Hatchet (Nata) and Mounting for a Dagger (Aikuchi-goshirae)
Object type: Blade for a hatchet (Nata) and mounting for a dagger (Aikuchi-goshirae)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm); L. of blade 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm)
Classification: Knives
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936