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, ray skin (samé), leather, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, abalone shell, silver
Dimensions: L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); L. of blade 14 1/16 in. (35.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891