Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Unknown Artist
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
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
91.1.879