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, baleen, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold
Dimensions: L. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); L. of blade 12 3/16 in. (30.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936