Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), leather, string, gold, iron
Dimensions: L. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); L. of blade 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891