Sword of Goujian
Basic information about Sword of Goujian
The Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period, the bronze ware of the State of Yue in the late Spring and Autumn Period, a first-class cultural relic in China, was unearthed from Tomb 1 of Wangshan Chu Tombs in Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei Province in 1965, and is now collected in the Hubei Provincial Museum .
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue was 55.7cm long, 8.4cm long, 4.6cm wide, and 875 (grams) [13]. The head of the sword was turned outward and rolled into a circular hoop shape. There were 11 concentric circles with a spacing of only 0.2mm. The body of the sword was covered with regular black diamond shaped dark grid patterns. There was a bird seal inscription of "Yue King's dove (hook) shallow (Jian) self acting sword" near the grid on the front. The front of the grid was inlaid with blue glaze, and the back was inlaid with Turquoise .
The Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period reflects the highest level of short weapon manufacturing at that time, and is known as the "best sword in the world" . It is a treasure of bronze weapons, and is of great value to the study of the history of Yue and the understanding of ancient Chinese bronze casting technology and writing .
Characteristics
The Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period is a bronze sword. The sword is 55.7cm long, 8.4cm long and 4.6cm wide. The head of the sword is turned outward and rolled into a circular hoop shape. There are 11 concentric circles with a spacing of only 0.2mm. The body of the sword is covered with regular black diamond shaped dark grid patterns. There is a bird seal inscription of "the King of Yue's dove (hook) shallow (Jian) self acting sword" near the grid on the front. The front of the grid is inlaid with blue glaze, and the back is inlaid with Turquoise [1]. The sword has a slender body, a middle ridge, sharp two pronged blades, and a curved front with a concave inside. There are two protruding hoops on the stem, and the round jewelry has concentric circular patterns.
Values
In the late Spring and Autumn period, the level of sword casting in the Wu Yue region far exceeded that of the Central Plains countries. Among them, the Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period reflected the highest level of short weapon manufacturing at that time .
The importance of Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period is that it is the "self use" sword among the many swords of Goujian of the King of Yue [5]. Tan Derui from the Shanghai Museum discovered traces of chemical treatment on the metal surface, which is one hundredth of a millimeter thick, after observing it under a 3000-fold magnifying microscope. According to the results of proton ray fluorescence analysis of the composition and surface decoration of the Sword of Goujian of the Spring and Autumn Period, it is proved that the Sword of Goujian of the Spring and Autumn Period was mainly cast with tin bronze, containing a small amount of aluminum and a small amount of nickel, and the gray black diamond pattern, the black sword handle and the grid all contained sulfur. The Sword of Goujian of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period is a treasure of bronze weapons, which is of great value to the study of the history of Yue and the understanding of ancient Chinese bronze casting techniques and characters .
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