Blade for a Dagger (Tantō)
Object type: Blade for a dagger (Tantō)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Date: blade, late 15th–early 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. of blade 14 1/16 in. (35.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 15/16 in. (25.3 cm); D of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891