LONGQUAN YAZI TIGER CUTTING JIAN - QING DYNASTY
Longquan Yazi Tiger Trademark Cutting Jian 龍泉睚眦虎標斬劍
Yazi Tiger Cutting JIan - A Qing Classic
Yazi is a mythical creature with a dragon head and a wolf body, Yazi is one of the 9 sons of dragon and know for it's fierce and raging temper. Yazi is therefore a popular motif in weapon decoration. The intricate hand guard in this Qing Jian has a classic Yazi decoration seen in many Qing antique. The pommel, however, is a stylized tiger with the slanting triangular eye, snaring teeth and horizontal stripes on the forehead. The intricate bright bass fittings on the scabbard with elegant botanical motif incisions on the surface are typical of the Mid to Late Qing high end private commissioned swords.
This powerful cutting jian features a wider then usual blade and an impressive triangular pointed tip 圭形, a popular choice for late Ming and Qing dynasty jian.
Specification
Blade length: 75 cm (29.5")
Hilt plus hand guard length: 18.4 cm (7.25")
Total length: 93.4 cm (36.8")
Width at hand guard: 35 mm,
Width at tip: 25 mm
Thickness at hand guard:: 6.3 mm
Thickness at the tip: 2.3 mm
Blade Profile: diamond 4 surfaces
Gentle tapering
Sword only weight: 818 g (1 lb. 12.85 oz)
POB: approx. 11 cm (4.3")
from the base of the hand guard
GB 60Si2MnA High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel
(Compare to AISI/SAE 5160 spring steel)
Element % 60Si2MnA AISI/SAE 5160
Carbon 0.56-0.64 0.56-0.61
Silicon 1.60-2.00 0.15-0.35
Manganese 0.60-0.90 0.75-1.00
Phosphorus <=0.030 <=0.035
Sulfur <=0.030 <=0.040
Chromium <=0.35 0.70-0.90
Nickel <=0.35 <=0.25
Superior heat treatment:
Hardness 54-55 HRC.
Blade rebounds to true after bending,
Cut bamboo with ease.
Hand polish to smooth soft shine and sword sharp edge.
Fittings
Industrial grade precision cast brass fittings.
The hand guard is in the classic "Yazi" Dragon-wolf shape, with a Growling Tiger pommel.
Scabbard has brass fittings with delicate botanical motif craving.
The pommel is secured by peening.
Scabbard and Handle
Rosewood
Fit and finish
We perfected the fit and finish of our swords and the final assembly is meticulously performed by our senior craft masters. It takes a skill craftsman one whole working day to assemble our sword to a precision fit.
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Sword dynamics GRAPH of a TYPICAL YAZI TIGER CUTTING JIAN
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Beautiful pointed tip 圭形尖 JIAN of the mid to late Qing Dynasty
ya Zi 睚眦
Name: Yazi, Ya Zi 睚眦
Type: Folkloric
Culture of Origin: China
Description: Often depicted on weaponry, appears mostly as a normal dragon when depicted fully.
Facts:
- Yazi is one of the Nine sons of the Dragon.
- He is the hybrid of a dragon and a wolf.
- Yazi was known for his love of fighting, and people would often complain about how much he frightened them.
- He is depicted on swords and axes.
Ya Zi carving on the blade and hand guard of a Qing Dynasty Jian. New York Metropolitan museum of Arts
Qing Dynasty Jian with Ya Zi hand guard - New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
Qing Dynasty Jian with Ya Zi hand guard - New York Metropolitan Museum of Art