Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, 19th century; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); L. of blade 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)

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