Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Uda Kunimitsu

Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), leather, copper, gold, silver, gold, shark skin, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 in. (30.4 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 3897 × 2215
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Uda Kunimitsu. Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.