Japanese Style Shinshinto Dagger (Tanto)
Signed on tang in Chinese Wong Quin Yuan, 19th Century
The polished steel blade signed with archaic characters; the hilt with gold silk wrapped braid binding (tsaka-ito), with gilt-copper alloy fuchi-kashira and menuki, with a pierced iron tsuba, inlaid iron kogai and a red and black lacquer mokume saya.
Length of blade: 11 in (27.9 cm)