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