Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a double-edged dagger (Ken)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel,wood, lacquer, baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, brass
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929