Blade for a Dagger (&lt;i&gt;Tantō&lt;/i&gt;) with Mounting (&lt;i&gt;Chisagatana&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: Blade for a dagger (<i>Tantō</i>) with mounting (<i>Chisagatana</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: mid- to late 19th century
Medium: Steel, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shubuichi</i>), wood, lacquer, abalone shell, ray skin, silk, whale bone (baleen)
Dimensions: L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.9 oz. (507.5 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018
Accession year: 2018