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, ray skin (samé), baleen, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold,
Dimensions: L. 16 in. (40.6 cm); L. of blade 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936