Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard

Unknown maker

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)
Culture: blade, Japanese; mounting, Chinese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: mounting, ca. 1750–1800
Pixels: 1268 × 1852
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Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard. mounting, ca. 1750–1800. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.