Subject: qinjun ying imperial guard
Culture: Sino-Manchurian
Setting: Qing empire, China 18th-19thc
Object: 雁毛刀 yànmáodāo 'goose quill saber' = 雁翎刀 yànlíngdāo 'goose feather saber'
Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery *
"Sword (dao) Chinese, late 18th century
This is a typical middle Qing dynasty cavalry sword.
The inscription on the blade records that it was property of the 223rd Wei River brigade." ...
* Metropolitan Museum of Art > Stone Gallery of Arms and Armor
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* Irving Arts Center > Genghis Khan: The Exhibit
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