Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, mid-19th century mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, baleen, gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 11 11/16 in. (29.7 cm);L. of blade 10 7/8 in. (27.6); L. of cutting edge 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929