Sword with Scabbard

Medium

Steel, mother-of-pearl, coral, shark skin, textile, gold, semiprecious stones

Dimensions

H. with scabbard 36 in. (91.4 cm); H. without scabbard 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.7 oz. (728.6 g); Wt. of scabbard 8.1 oz. (229.6 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1914

Accession Number

14.48.2a, b