Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

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Title: Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Date Created: blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
Physical Dimensions: L. 15 11/16 in. (39.8 cm); L. of balde 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.2 cm)
Type: Blade and mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/34768
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: Japanese

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