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Eastern
Sword of Goujian
월왕구천검 · 越王勾踐劍
Late Spring and Autumn · 5th century BC · Ships from China
The bronze sword of a Yue king, with a diamond pattern and gilt inscription.
Modelled on the sword found with its lacquered scabbard in a Hubei tomb in 1965, with the dark diamond pattern and turquoise inlay. A new workshop replica.
Specifications
- Blade length
- 45.6 cm
- Overall length
- 55.6 cm
- Weight
- 875 g
- Materials
- Bronze, turquoise-toned resin inlay, silk cord
- Edge
- Sharp (live blade)
Permit required · This is a live blade of 15 cm or longer. Owning it in Korea requires a permit from the local police.
Purchase
₩4,800,0002 left in stock
Estimated duties (for one)
Loading the duty rules.
Stories told
- 1965
Its edge was still keen when excavated, thanks to a sulphur surface treatment.