Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Unknown Artist
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), leather, string, gold, iron
Dimensions
L. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); L. of blade 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.877
Rights
Public Domain