Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer,   rayskin (samé), thread, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), horn
Dimensions: L. 21 11/16 in. (55.1 cm); L. of the blade 13 in. (33 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 1/16 in. (23.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891