Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1567; mounting, early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm); L. of blade 14 in. (35.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Okayama Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891