Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Unknown Artist
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions
L. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); L. of blade 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 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
91.1.882
Rights
Public Domain