26.67 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
18th-19th centuryChineseStone
20th centuryChineseBronze inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseBronze
ChineseBronze
ChineseOxide-encrusted bronze blade; bone-colored nephrite guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
11th-8th century BCEChineseCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseCast bronze
16th-11th century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseStone
20th centuryChinese