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), baleen, silver, copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm); L. of blade 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 1/4 in.(21 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
Accession year: 1931