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, dated 1870
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer,  rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm); L. of blade 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession year: 1936