Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century, Metro
Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), blade, possibly 14th century; mounting, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and ArmorGift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891Size: L. 15 9/16 in. (39.6 cm); L. of blade (29.4 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), abalone shellhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21868 -- source link
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