04-03-2015, 12:03 AM
Yes, Luka
Finding the correct blade will be difficult, and maybe costly. I can make a correct scabbard, but have no idea how to use the black lacquer used on the originals. This will be a project.
mile:
I have been searching for tell-tale reproductions (fakes), and discovered a great number were made in the late Quing Dynasty (ended in 1911). All of these fake jobbies are carved in low relief and they generally seem to be white jade. The difference between these repros and the deep-carved art of the originals is striking. Here are some "archaic" ones actually sold at auction, showing the major difference:
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Finding the correct blade will be difficult, and maybe costly. I can make a correct scabbard, but have no idea how to use the black lacquer used on the originals. This will be a project.
mile:I have been searching for tell-tale reproductions (fakes), and discovered a great number were made in the late Quing Dynasty (ended in 1911). All of these fake jobbies are carved in low relief and they generally seem to be white jade. The difference between these repros and the deep-carved art of the originals is striking. Here are some "archaic" ones actually sold at auction, showing the major difference:
[attachment=12150]archaicrepro4.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=12151]archaicrepro3.jpg[/attachment]
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
