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 1569; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm); L. of blade 14 3/16 in. (36.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 7/8 in. (25.1cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Tottori Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891