Subject: 義和拳 yìhéquán 'Righteous Harmonious Fist' 'Boxer'
Culture: northern Chinese
Setting: Boxer Rebellion, northern China 1880s-1900s
Object: weapons
Hanwei *
Higgins Armory Museum > lab *
* Hanwei
* 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." ...
* Purpleheart Armoury
* Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art > Weapons and Warriors: The Art of Armaments
"Chinese Beheading Sword ...
This two-handed sword is curved to help slice the neck."
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