Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm); L. of blade 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Shizuoka   
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891