Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Kage[masa]|Masaharu
Artist bio: Japanese, Osafune, Bizen Province, active early 14th century|Japanese, active 19th century
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1322; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 14 3/4 in. (37.4 cm); L. of blade 14 in. (35.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:  Osafune  Bizen Province (present-day Okayama Prefecture)   
Credit line: Gift of J. Watson Webb Jr., 1972
Accession year: 1972