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

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō) was created by Hidetsugu in blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century.

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

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

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

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

blade, 19th century; mounting 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, lacquer, baleen, rayskin (samé)

Dimensions

L. in. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); L. of blade 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); L. cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.1cm); 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

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

Accession Number

91.2.73

Rights

Public Domain