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, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold, copper
Dimensions: L. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.33 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891