When was "Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)" created?

This artwork was created blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century.

Is "Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)" in the public domain?

Yes, Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō) is Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō).

Unknown Artist

blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)

Dimensions

L. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm); L. of blade 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of cutting edge 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); D. of curvature 1/16 in. (1 mm)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Brayton Ives and W. T. Walters, 1891

Accession Number

91.2.36