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Dagger "fan" (Tanto)
Japanese
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Painted
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing – Swords, daggers, knives
DescriptionBrown lacquered and painted case resembling closed fan, opens to reveal steel, dagger. Cord depends from cylindrical "rivet."
ProvenanceTransferred from Asiatic Dept. to Textiles.