Blade for a Dagger (<i>Tantō</i>) with Mounting (<i>Chisagatana</i>)

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mid- to late 19th century · Steel, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shubuichi</i>), wood, lacquer, abalone shell, ray skin, silk, whale bone (baleen) · Arms and Armor

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid- to late 19th century

Medium

Steel, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shubuichi</i>), wood, lacquer, abalone shell, ray skin, silk, whale bone (baleen)

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018