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, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); L. of blade 13 11/16 in. (34.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)

Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891