The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 36 (2001)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 36

"Some Notable Sabers of the Qing Dynasty at The Metropolitan Museum of Art": The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 36 (2001)

Tom, Philip M. W.

2001

16 pages

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Philip Tom

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Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao, Unidentified artist Chinese, 18th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China — Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao
Unidentified artist
dated 1760

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, Chinese — Sword with Scabbard Mounts
ca. 600

Saber, Iron, Eurasian — Saber
10th–13th century

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, Chinese — Sword with Scabbard Mounts
ca. 600

"Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper — "Gustaham Kills Lahhak and Farshidvard", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1300–30

Saber with Scabbard and Belt Hook (清腰刀), Steel, iron, silk, leather, wood, Chinese — Saber with Scabbard and Belt Hook (清腰刀)
probably 18th century

Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, iron, mother-or-pearl, gold, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli, silk, lacquer, blade, Japanese; mounting, Chinese — Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard
mounting, ca. 1750–1800

Sword with Scabbard, Steel, mother-of-pearl, coral, shark skin, textile, gold, semiprecious stones, Chinese — Sword with Scabbard
17th century

Sword with Scabbard and Belt Hook, Steel, gold, brass, shark skin, wood, textile, Chinese — Sword with Scabbard and Belt Hook
18th century