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, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi)
Dimensions: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm); L. of blade 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891