Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Uda Kunimitsu
Artist bio: Japanese, active early–mid-14th century
Artist role: Swordsmith
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), leather, copper, gold, silver, gold, shark skin, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 in. (30.4 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, 1998
Accession year: 1998