JAPANESE DAGGER FAN "TANTO". MADE OF A WOOD SHEATH LIKE A FOLDED FAN, WITH HAND-PAINTED IVORY GUARD STICKS. SILK RIBBON WITH CARVED AND PIERCED IVORY MARBLE. REALLY INSIDE THERE IS A DAGGER WITH STEEL BLADE. THIS TYPE WAS USED BY MEN AND WOMEN FOR DEFENSE INTENT. THIS EXEMPLAR IS TYPICALLY FOR WOMAN. LATE XVIII CENTURY. CM. 24,5.