Blade for a Dagger (<i>Tantō</i>) with Mounting (<i>Chisagatana</i>)

mid- to late 19th century · Steel, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shubuichi</i>), wood, lacquer, abalone shell, ray skin, silk, whale bone (baleen)

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.