Ceremonial sword, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1912

Sword length in scabbard 1080 mm, sword length 1020 mm, blade length 760 mm, blade width at base 40 mm, back thickness at base 11 mm, sword weight 1815 g, sword weight in scabbard 2555 g.

Open hilt, two-handed, shield hilt. Silver binding, fire-gilded brass. Handle decorated with beads and turquoise. Head profiled on both sides, with a high rectangular sill. Above the sill, the head is double-edged, rhomboidal in cross-section, with a burr along its entire length. At the height of the pen, on both sides, ground two narrow furrows. P o c h w a s wooden, clad in silver plate. Fittings: neck, three medallions and viscera of fire-gilded bronze, with very rich decoration. Scabbard decorated with silver filigree, turquoise and corals.
state of preservation: 5/4/5