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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

Uda Kunimitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
  • Creator: Uda Kunimitsu
  • Date Created: blade, dated November, 1333; mounting, 19th century
  • Physical Dimensions: L. 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm); L. of cutting edge 12 in. (30.4 cm)
  • Type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26571
  • Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), leather, copper, gold, silver, gold, shark skin, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: Japanese
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