When was "Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)" created?

This artwork was created blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century.

Is "Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)" in the public domain?

Yes, Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō) is Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō).

Unknown Artist

blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

L. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (1 mm)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891

Accession Number

91.2.36

Rights

Public Domain