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, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver
Dimensions: L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); L. of blade 15 1/4 in. (38.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891