Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm); L. of blade 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 15/16 in. (27.7 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936