Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Toshimasa|Kajikawa|Kuniyoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, active 19th century|Japanese, 1652–1724|Japanese, active ca. 1525
Artist role: Fittings maker|Fittings maker|Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, abalone shell, silver
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 13 7/16 in. (34.2cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:  Tokyo  probably Gifu   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891