Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, probably 18th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); L. of blade 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929