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, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 15 11/16 in. (39.8 cm); L. of balde 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929