Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, ealry 19th century; mounting mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 16 5/8 in. (42.3 cm); L. of blade 16 in. (40.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891