Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 19th century; mounting, late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood (rosewood), silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 16 1/16 in. (40.8 cm); L. of blade 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929