02-16-2016, 10:56 PM
Hi, David
The link you supplied to Lot 1270 shows a pre-Han set of sword and scabbard fittings, not Han Dynasty as described. These look older, like Eastern Zhou or maybe Qin. They have a single "chilong" (water dragon). Han fittings generally had two chilongs, a "mother" and "baby." (see Trusdale, The Longsword and Scabbard Slides in Asia, sections on Hydra Class) Did you get this auctioned set?
The link you supplied to Lot 1270 shows a pre-Han set of sword and scabbard fittings, not Han Dynasty as described. These look older, like Eastern Zhou or maybe Qin. They have a single "chilong" (water dragon). Han fittings generally had two chilongs, a "mother" and "baby." (see Trusdale, The Longsword and Scabbard Slides in Asia, sections on Hydra Class) Did you get this auctioned set?
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
