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, gold, tin, copper
Dimensions: L. 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm); L. of blade 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); D. of curvature 1/ 8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891