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, ironwood, silver, rosewood, ivory
Dimensions: L. 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm); L. of balde 13 in. (33 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891