Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood,ray skin (samé), paper, laquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver
Dimensions: L. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm); L. of blade 16 in. (40.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century
Pixels: 2250 × 4000
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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō). blade, 16th century; mounting, early–mid 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.