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Blade for a Dagger (Tanto)

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Blade for a Dagger (Tanto)

Rai Kunitoshi  (Japanese, active ca. 1290–ca. 1320)

Date:
ca. 1315–16
Culture:
Japanese
Medium:
Steel, gold, bamboo
Dimensions:
L. overall blade 13 5/8 in. (34.59 cm) L. cutting edge of blade 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) W. of blade at hilt 0 15/16 in. ( 2.36 cm)
Classification:
Daggers
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews Izard, 1991
Accession Number:
1991.373a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 378

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