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Blade for a Dagger (Tantō)

Rai Kunitoshi · Japanese

Date: ca. 1315–16

Medium: Steel

Dimensions: L. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. of blade at hilt 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (185 g)

Classification: Daggers

Culture: Japanese

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews Izard, 1991

Met highlight
Date range
1290 – 1341
Largest dimension
34.6 cm
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