Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, rattan, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, lead, antler, silver
Dimensions: L. 17 3/4 in. (45.4 cm); L. of blade 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm) 

Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891