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Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)

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)
  • Date Created: blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century
  • Physical Dimensions: L. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (1 mm)
  • Type: Blade and mounting for a dagger (Tantō)
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21873
  • Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Culture: Japanese

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