Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, probably 18th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), leather, gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); L. of blade 14 in. (35.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.37 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891