Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 18th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, laqcquer, rayskin (samé), silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm); L. of blade 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929