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The sword of Goujian is 55.6 centimetres (21.9 in) in length, including an 8.4 centimetres (3.3 in) hilt; the blade is 4.6 centimetres (1.8 in) wide at its base. The sword weighs 875 grams (30.9 oz). In addition to the repeating dark rhombi pattern on both sides of the blade, there are decorations of blue crystals and turquoise.
Goujian used it to cut a gash in his thigh as an act of self punishment when he mistakenly executed an innocent person. [6] (泰阿) Tàiā (Great Riverbank) - It had patterns like the waves of a flowing river. Tai'a was used by the king of Chu to direct his army against a Jin invasion.
These pattern coins were never issued for circulation, though some privately made ones circulated unofficially. The following is a list of Japanese pattern coins from the yen based currency system started under the Meiji Restoration. [1] The first patterns of the yen based system were made from 1869 to 1870 as presentation pieces to the Emperor.
He also made three swords for King Goujian of Yue, named Longyuan (龍淵), Tai’e (泰阿) and Gongbu (工布). Chungou/Chunjun (Purity) - Its patterns resembled a row of stars in a constellation. [9] Zhanlu/Pilü (Black) - A sword made from the finest of the five metals and imbued with the essence of fire.
While often made in pottery, some manufacturers such as Shelley produced bone china chintzware, particularly after World War II. [1] Chintzware was also copied at the time by German, Czech and Japanese manufacturers. Royal Winton began reproducing a few of their chintz patterns in the mid-to-late 1990s. [1]
The Spear of Fuchai (Chinese: 吳王夫差矛; pinyin: Wú wáng fūchà máo) is the spear of King Fuchai of Wu, the archrival of King Goujian of Yue. It was unearthed in Jiangling, Hubei in November 1983. The script on it is bird-worm seal script, a variant of seal script that was commonly used in the southern states such as Wu and Yue.
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Goujian temple in Shaoxing. Goujian (Chinese: 勾踐; r. 496–465 BC) was a king of the Yue state.He succeeded his father, Yunchang (允常), to the Yue throne. Goujian's reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period: the struggle between Wu and Yue states, wherein he eventually led his state to victory, annexing Wu.