Sword (Peidao) with Scabbard

Date

mounting, ca. 1750–1800

Type

Sword (Peidao) with scabbard

Medium

Steel, wood, iron, mother-or-pearl, gold, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli, silk, lacquer

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

blade, Japanese; mounting, Chinese

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

32.75.301a, b

Credit

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932