Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Kuniyoshi

Medium: Steel, wood, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, abalone shell, silver
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 13 7/16 in. (34.2cm); L. of cutting edge 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Daggers
Dated: blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century
Pixels: 2249 × 4000
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Kuniyoshi. Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), blade, dated 1525; mounting, 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.