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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
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