Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Momokawa Nagayoshi|Kanō Natsuo
Artist bio: Japanese, active early 15th century|Japanese, 1828–1898
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, mid–late 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: L. 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); L. of blade 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891