Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard

Medium

Steel, wood, iron, mother-or-pearl, gold, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli, silk, lacquer

Dimensions

H. with scabbard 37 in. (94 cm); H. without scabbard 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm); H. of blade 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8.8 oz. (703.1 g); Wt. of scabbard 8.4 oz. (238.1 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

blade, Japanese; mounting, Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932

Accession Number

32.75.301a, b

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