Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: Morimitsu|Ichiryuken
Artist bio: Japanese, Muromachi period, active 15th century|Japanese, active 19th century
Artist role: Swordsmith|Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: blade, dated 1425; mounting, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver
Dimensions: L. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of blade 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Okayama Prefecture   
Credit line: Gift of Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, 1998
Accession year: 1998