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, late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), baleen, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm); L. of blade 14 7/8 in. (36.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Herman A. E. and Paul C. Jaehne, 1943
Accession year: 1943