Chinese Indonesian jian

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Originally Posted by josh stout

I have thought for quite a while that there must be nice Chinese antiques in Indonesia, but due the political climate there that made Chinese culture essentially illegal for many years Chinese swords from Indonesia are never seen on the market.

Hi Josh, here some pics about Old Chinese sword that found in my home town , SURABAYA CITY (Indonesia). The sword was hangin' on the wall for 5 years.
I have no idea that this Chinese Sword is a nice one or bad one that found in Indonesia, but I knew that this sword is old one.

hhmm...I don't even know what kind of sword is this, and how people called it

[katana]

Hi Josh,
put these up ...so (in future) others can see the sword in question, not brilliant copies I'm afraid.


Regards David

[josh stout]

Thanks for putting up the pictures.

Regarding the jian (chien, gim) shown, it is a late 20th c. Longquan jian for practice and of no particular value. The kungfu I practice has its main training center in Bogor, and such swords are common. In the old days they say the school had some true antiques, but I have never seen them.
Josh

[Gavin Nugent]

Some one thought highly of the late 20th century piece you commented on, it just sold for $400USD.