˜A CHINESE SWORD (DAO); A PAIR OF CHINESE SWORDS AND A SCABBARD FOR A DAO, QING DYNASTY
˜A CHINESE SWORD (DAO); A PAIR OF CHINESE SWORDS AND A SCABBARD FOR A DAO, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the first with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of slender fullers, brass hilt cast in low relief comprising dish-guard decorated with traditional scrollwork, ferrule and oval pommel en suite, and horn grip (pierced at the top for display); the second each with near straight single-edged blade, iron stirrup hilt and reeded wooden grip with flattened inner face, and the fourth of tortoiseshell-covered wood, with decorated brass mounts
the first: 57.8 cm; 22 ¾ in blade
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˜A CHINESE SWORD (DAO); A PAIR OF CHINESE SWORDS AND A SCABBARD FOR A DAO, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the first with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a pair of slender fullers, brass hilt cast in low relief comprising dish-guard decorated with traditional scrollwork, ferrule and oval pommel en suite, and horn grip (pierced at the top for display); the second each with near straight single-edged blade, iron stirrup hilt and reeded wooden grip with flattened inner face, and the fourth of tortoiseshell-covered wood, with decorated brass mounts
the first: 57.8 cm; 22 ¾ in blade
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