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, rayskin (samé), baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō ), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); L. of blade 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 3/16 in. (18.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1949
Accession year: 1949