Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tanto)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tanto)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, late 18th–early 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (kairagi), gold
Dimensions: L. 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891