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 1869; mounting, mid–late 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper
Dimensions: L. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); L. of blade 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession year: 1891