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, late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood (rosewood), lacquer, copper, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), antler
Dimensions: L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); L. of blade 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 6 5/16 in. (16.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929