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>Costume Studies
>>1796 Qing qinjun ying
>>>sabers
>>>>LiuYe
Subject: qinjun ying imperial guard
Culture: Sino-Manchurian
Setting: Qing empire, China 18th-19thc
Object: 柳葉刀 liǔyèdāo 'willow leaf saber'



​Manchester Museum > Lee Gallery of Chinese Culture *
"Scabbard  Qing dynasty (1644-1911)  
Scabbards were used for carrying swords.
  They hang from the hips of officials celebrating the emperor's long life."

​Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (dao)  Chinese, 18th century
During the middle Qing period,
 it became fashionable to use sword guards resembling the Japanese tsuba in China." ...
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​Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (dao)  Chinese, 19th century
This is the commonest type of Qing sword.
The grip and scabbard are covered in ray-skin, stained green." ...



​Museu Militar *
"ADAGA MONGOL 'Khanjar'  Origem: Indo-Moghul  Época: Final do século XVIII  Comp.total: 62 cm
Punho de jade, guarda-mão de latão em rosãcea; lâmina curva de um só gume, com goteira.
  Bainha de madeira forrada a pele de raia com bocal, braçadeira ponteira de latão cinzelado.
​ "De origem muçulmana, tinham os punhos em forma de coronha de pistola, normalmente de jade ou de marfim."



Irving Arts Center > Genghis Khan: The Exhibit *
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