清·乾隆时期的七星剑
标题：清·乾隆时期的七星剑
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日期：18世纪 清朝 乾隆年间
馆藏：英国皇家军械库博物馆
地理：中国
材质：骨头、铜合金、黑色金属、漆器、银、纺织品、木材
尺寸：整体长度（含剑鞘）：107.5 厘米；重量（含剑鞘）：1.56 千克；剑刃长度：84.5 厘米；剑鞘长度：87.7 厘米；
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这把剑装饰华丽，剑刃上有篆书铭文，表明它是乾隆年间（1736-1796 年）制造的。然而，剑的款式和做工水平表明其制作时间较晚。
This flamboyantly decorated sword has seal character inscriptions on the blade declaring that it made in the reign of the Emperor Qianlong (1736–1796). However, the style of the sword and the workmanship suggest a later date of production.
此剑为直刃双刃剑，剑身内侧有脊，两侧饰有银色覆盖装饰，覆盖在交叉区域。其中一面刻有四位优雅的女性形象，而另一面则刻有四位愤怒的神灵，表明受到佛教图像的影响。银色覆盖装饰还包括篆书铭文，表明此剑属于乾隆皇帝时期，两侧剑尖附近都有龙和七星座。所有这些面板都镶嵌在剑刃边缘的火焰边框内。向上弯曲的护手、剑柄和握柄上下的带子都是黄铜的，上面雕刻着卷起的龙和云朵。握柄覆盖着骨头，一面浅浅地雕刻着男性人物，另一面浅浅地雕刻着女性人物，用暗线勾勒出来；这两个人物都位于丘陵和山脉的景观之上，下面是花冠。
The sword has a straight, double edged blade with a medial ridge, decorated on both sides with panels of silver overlay decoration applied to cross-hatched areas. One side shows four graceful female figures, while on the other four wrathful deities indicate the influence of Buddhist iconography. The silver overlay decoration also includes the seal character inscription declaring the sword to belong to the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, dragons and the seven star constellation located near the tip of the blade on both sides. All these panels are set within a flaming border running around the edge of the blade. The upward curving guard, pommel and bands above and below the grip are of brass, engraved with stylised furling dragons against clouds. The grip is covered in bone, with shallow engravings of a male figure on one side and a female figure on the other picked out in dark lines; both figures are positioned above a landscape of hills and mountains, underneath a canopy of flowers.
剑鞘为深色漆木，配有黄铜支架，包括剑口、剑鞘和悬挂带；所有这些都刻有龙和花，风格与剑柄配件相匹配。剑鞘上附有一根悬挂绳，由棕色和蓝色编织而成，带有两个流苏。
The scabbard is of dark lacquered wood, with brass mounts including the mouth, chape, and suspension bands; all of these are engraved with dragons and flowers in a style which matches the hilt fittings of the sword. There is a suspension cord attached, of brown and blue braid with two tassels.
剑刃上的篆书铭文似乎表明这把剑是在乾隆皇帝（1736 – 1795）的宫廷中制作的，这把剑和其他类似的剑在过去被描述为“宫廷剑”。然而，剑的做工和外观似乎没有达到足够高的标准，因此不可能确定年代。这把剑和其他地方发现的类似剑更有可能是晚清（即 19 世纪末）或更晚的产物。剑（直的双刃剑）继续作为中国人身份的重要象征，象征着高等级和地位，即使它已被单刃的弯刀从唐代开始作为实用军事用途的首选剑所取代。因此，在晚清时期，剑仍在制作；到那时，它们主要被用作装饰品或被外国消费者当作奇珍异宝。
The inscription in seal characters on the blade seems to suggest that this sword was produced at the court of the Qianlong Emperor (1736 – 1795), and this sword and others very like it have been described as ‘court swords’ in the past. However, the workmanship and appearance of the sword do not present as being of a sufficiently high standard for this dating to be likely. It seems more probable that this sword and similar pieces identified elsewhere date to the late Qing dynasty (i.e. late 19th century), or perhaps even later. The jian (straight, double-edged sword) continued to resonate as an important symbol of Chinese identity and signified high rank and status, even after it had been mostly supplanted by the single-edged, curved dao as the preferred sword for practical military use from the Tang dynasty onwards. Thus jian were still being produced in the late Qing era; by this point they were largely intended to function as decorative objects or to be acquired as curiosities by foreign consumers.
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清·乾隆时期的七星剑
清·乾隆时期的七星剑
清·乾隆时期的七星剑
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