Saber (Peidao) with Scabbard

Unknown Artist

late 18th–19th century

Saber (Peidao) with Scabbard by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, brass, bronze, silk, leather, wood

Dimensions

H. with scabbard 37 in. (94 cm); H. without scabbard 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); H. of blade 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 5.1 oz. (598.2 g); Wt. of scabbard 9 oz. (255.1 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1914

Accession Number

14.48.1a, b

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