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, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood,lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, mother-of-pearl, lead, gold
Dimensions: L. 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm); L. of blade 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Lewis Einstein, 1952
Accession year: 1952