Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm); L. of blade 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. of curvature 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, 16th century; mounting, dated 1870
Pixels: 1461 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō). blade, 16th century; mounting, dated 1870. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.