Object name: Sword / Object class: Swords / Collection place: Southeast Asia - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 9-13252a, no description available.

Hearst Museum object titled Sword, accession number 18-914, described as Sword or dagger, ceremonial; whole is assembled on interior base of iron rod with gold leaf cover; stacked on this is network of Chinese “cash” coins held together with red, yellow, green string. In temple ceremonies, as ritual paraphernalia; the coins used to make this object are Ch’ing dynasty, probably late 19th century; reverse inscription gives reign and imperial name in Manch rather than Chinese. Length 44.5. Width 9.4 cm.