Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 19th century; mounting, late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, baleen, gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); L. of blade 13 in. (33 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929