enow.com Web Search

  1. Ad

    related to: bronze jian sword for sale near me

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Sword of Goujian - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian

    The Sword of Goujian (traditional Chinese: 越王句踐劍; simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑; pinyin: Yuèwáng Gōujiàn jiàn) [1] is a tin bronze sword, renowned for its unusual sharpness, intricate design and resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts of similar age.

  3. Jian - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian

    The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period, [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.

  4. Chinese ritual bronzes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_ritual_bronzes

    Duì (鐓, not pronounced dūn): Bronze decoration for the end of a spear or halberd handle; often with an animal motif. Jiàn (劍): A sword. There are only three examples in Xiqing gujian. Nǔjī (弩機): Crossbow mechanism. There are only two examples in the Xiqing gujian. Pī (鈹): A type of sword. Zú (鏃): An arrow head.

  5. Chinese sword - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_sword

    Han dynasty steel and bronze swords Han jian and scabbard Han jian and scabbard. The jian was mentioned as one of the "Five Weapons" during the Han dynasty, the other four being dao, spear, halberd, and staff. Another version of the Five Weapons lists the bow and crossbow as one weapon, the jian and dao as one weapon, in addition to halberd ...

  6. World Jianshu League - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Jianshu_League

    The World Jianshu League (WJL, from Chinese jiàn shù 劍 術, "swordsmanship") is an organization dedicated to preserving the art of the jian, a traditional Chinese sword, through organized competition, discussion, and documentation.

  7. Classification of swords - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_swords

    Jian (simplified Chinese: 剑; traditional Chinese: 劍; pinyin: jiàn; Cantonese: gim) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BC during the Spring and Autumn period; [19] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian ...

  8. Celebration of Life (sculpture) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration_of_Life...

    Celebration of Life, also known as the Arthur Boke/Sarah Sullivan statue, [1] is a 2004 bronze sculpture by Alfred Tibor, installed near Franklinton's Genoa Park, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [2]

  9. Swordsmanship - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordsmanship

    The earliest bronze swords in the country date back 4000 years. Four types of sword are known to have been used: the ma or boomerang-sword based on the hunting stick, the kat or knife-sword, the khopesh or falchion based on the sickle, and a fourth form of straight longsword.

  1. Ad

    related to: bronze jian sword for sale near me