Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, baleen, gold, silver
Dimensions: L. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); L. of blade 13 in. (33 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 3/16 in. (23.4 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, late 19th century; mounting, late 19th century
Pixels: 1387 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō). blade, late 19th century; mounting, late 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.