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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal blade with a sharp point and slight convex curve, straight edge, and narrow fuller along the back; long tang with two holes along the bottom edge. Black background. Artist: Unknown, Japanese. Title: Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō).

Artwork details

Date:
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Medium:
Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), baleen, gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
221 × 624 px
Museum record:
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