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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.
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.
纯钧, 纯钩, or 淳钧) Chúnjūn, Chúngōu, or Chúnjūn (Purity) - Its patterns resembled a row of stars in a constellation. [1] (湛卢) Zhànlú/Pilü (Black) - A sword made from the finest of the Five Metals and imbued with the essence of Fire. Said to be sensitive to its owner's behaviour, it left of its own accord for the state of ...
Chintzware, or chintz pottery, describes chinaware and pottery covered with a dense, all-over pattern of flowers (similar to chintz textile patterns) or, less often, other objects. It is a form of transferware where the pattern is applied by transfer printing as opposed to the more traditional method of painting by hand.
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.
Antique Trader is a full-color American magazine about antiques and collectibles, including a classifieds section, published twice monthly, including six double issues. [1] [2] Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wis., the highly designed and illustrated magazine features in-depth articles on antique and collecting trends, informative and entertaining stories and profiles of key industry players ...
The tech industry has long pushed to expand the number H-1B visas granted by the government to bring skilled workers to the U.S. from India, China, Canada, Korea, the Philippines and other countries.
The Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide was mentioned in newspaper reports as a research book used by a real thief in a murder and antiques theft case that made national news. It was also used by a thief in an Elmore Leonard murder mystery, Gold Coast, [ 11 ] and in at least five other murder mysteries.