Need help with Chinese bronze sword

laEspadaAncha · 24th July 2010, 02:22 AM

So I'm writing this from an antique store where I have found a Chinese bronze jian... Now by nature I'm beyond cautious when it comes to Chinese bronze... The only example I've seen in person I know without a shadow of a doubt to be authentic is at the San Diego Museum of Art, a Warring States period example.

This example has the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly all going for it.

The Good: the sword has what appears toe genuine mineral accretions (the kind you can't simply apply or scrape off) on the hilt, though it almost feels more like cement...

The Bad: the sword is in otherwise good shape, though "bronze disease" appears to. Be setting in elsewhere on the hilt and in isolated spots on the blade

The Ugly: it has inlaid metal designs in the blade... Did they do this with bronze jian?

Anyway, I wish I could post a picture of it, but while took one on my cell phone, the best I could do would be to email it to another forumite...

Other details: hollow hilt, similar mythological / zoomorphic imagery to hilt as with more modern jian, w/nice detail...

I have a littleness than an hour before the store closes...

24th July 2010, 02:22 AM	#1
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Need help with Chinese bronze sword So I'm writing this from an antique store where I have found a Chinese bronze jian... Now by nature I'm beyond cautious when it comes to Chinese bronze... The only example I've seen in person I know without a shadow of a doubt to be authentic is at the San Diego Museum of Art, a Warring States period example. This example has the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly all going for it. The Good: the sword has what appears toe genuine mineral accretions (the kind you can't simply apply or scrape off) on the hilt, though it almost feels more like cement... The Bad: the sword is in otherwise good shape, though "bronze disease" appears to. Be setting in elsewhere on the hilt and in isolated spots on the blade The Ugly: it has inlaid metal designs in the blade... Did they do this with bronze jian? Anyway, I wish I could post a picture of it, but while took one on my cell phone, the best I could do would be to email it to another forumite... Other details: hollow hilt, similar mythological / zoomorphic imagery to hilt as with more modern jian, w/nice detail... I have a littleness than an hour before the store closes...