Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel,wood, lacquer, baleen, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, brass
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 990 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Double-Edged Dagger (Ken). blade, late 16th–early 17th century; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.