Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold
Dimensions: L. 15 1/16 in. (38.2 cm); L. of blade 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 2667 × 4000
SHA-256: 991ce05ca879b105…
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License, verbatimCC0

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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō). blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.