Imperial Knife with Sheath

Unknown Artist

18th century

Imperial Knife with Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, lapis lazuli, turquoise, pink stone, gold, enamel

Dimensions

L. with sheath 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. without sheath 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm); W. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Wt. 3.5 oz. (99.2 g); Wt. of sheath 4.9 oz. (138.9 g)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1960

Accession Number

60.107a, b

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