Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1509; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm); L. of blade 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Okayama Prefecture   
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929