Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, probably 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 com); L. of blade 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891