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, 19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), silver
Dimensions: L. 15 11/16 in. (39.9 cm); L. of blade 14 13/16 in. (37.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)

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