Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 18th century; mounting 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm); L. of blade 14 in. (35.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891