Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, possabley 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm); L. of blade 11 11/16 in. (29.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Birds|Men