Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, hiirodō
Dimensions: L. 16 7/8 in. (42.9 cm); L. of blade 15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm); L. of cutting edge 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 1358 × 4000
SHA-256: 076d4b76409880d6…
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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō). blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.