Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); L. of blade 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891