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Blade attributed to Momokawa Nagayoshi Japanese
Mounting inscribed by Kanō Natsuo Japanese
Not on view
Natsuo is consdered the last great maker of sword fittings, and this dagger is one of his masterpieces. The lacquer work is by Shibata Zeshin (1801–1891), one of Japan's leading nineteenth-century lacquer artists.
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Title: Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Swordsmith:
Blade attributed to Momokawa Nagayoshi (Japanese, active early 15th century)
Fittings maker:
Mounting inscribed by Kanō Natsuo (Japanese, 1828–1898)
Date: blade, mid–late 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, silver, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper
Dimensions: L. 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); L. of blade 11 5/16 in. (28.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891
Accession Number: 91.2.30
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