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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Uda Kunimitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A dagger with a short, curved blade and a black handle, one edge sharpened. The blade is displayed below its scabbard. The scabbard is black and rectangular with a grid pattern; a blue and gold cord wrapped around it. A gold ring and guard are on the handle. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), leather, copper, gold, silver, gold, shark skin, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 341 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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