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, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper
Dimensions: L. 20 15/16 in. (53.1 cm); L. of blade 15 1/6 in. (38.2 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891