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, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); L. of blade 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936