Subject: 劍客 jiànkè Taijiquan swordsman
Culture: north Chinese
Setting: Jianghu, late Qing empire 19th-early 20thc
Object: 刀 dāo saber
* Shi Jian
* Royal Armouries Museum > Oriental Gallery
"Great sword (dadao) Chinese, 17th century
The blade is decorated with an exquisite engraved dragon.
The sword was rehilted in its present form in the 19th century." ...
