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, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood , lacquer, ivory, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); L. of blade 13 11/16 in. (34.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891