1943.52.4.A-B: Long Knife and Jade Scabbard, the Scabbard with 'Chilong' and Scrolling Floral Decor
Weapons and Ammunition
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.52.4.A-B
- Title
- Long Knife and Jade Scabbard, the Scabbard with 'Chilong' and Scrolling Floral Decor
- Classification
- Weapons and Ammunition
- Work Type
- knife
- Date
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/204668
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Pale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.52.4.A-B
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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