Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1840; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shicuichi)
Dimensions: L. 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm); L. of blade 16 in. (40.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm); D. of curvature1/16 in. (0.15 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Irma A. Bloomingdale, 1976
Accession year: 1976