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 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold   

Dimensions: L. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); D. of curvature 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Shizuoka Prefecture   
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936