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, brass, silver, iron, copper
Dimensions: L. 18 3/8  in. (46.6 cm); L. of blade 16 1/8 in. (40.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936