#longquan

[contremineur]

Small Longquan mallet vase (celadon, Yuan dynasty 1279-1368)

The cylindrical body surmounted by a tall neck flanked by applied ring handles below a flat, everted mouth rim, covered overall with a grey-green glaze.

image and text from here

[kultofathena]

Iron Tiger Forge – Han Dynasty Jian Dagger

During the Han Dynasty, steel blades co-existed with bronze, before replacing them entirely. Metallurgical improvements allowed for swords of both varieties to become longer than earlier short swords. The Han Dynasty had many novel manufacturing improvements; ironworking was a state-run enterprise and one province had large blast furnaces built that could produce several tons of iron per day a feat not matched by the west until the eighteenth century. The Chinese even coated their metal weapons in chromium-oxide a protective layer that would not be used again until the 20th century. Their advancements allowed for blades such as this Han Dynasty dagger, to be within arsenals throughout the Warring States period. Daggers such as this, though of bronze, were found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang; The Emperor buried with the famous Terracotta Army.

This Han Dynasty dagger was made in Longquan, a region that was central to sword production in the Song Dynasty. The blade is folded high-carbon steel of 1045 and 1065 containing 3,800 layers. Folded steel was a common blade-making technique in China as it minimized impurities and melded hard and flexible steels together for a compromise containing both qualities. The hilt, guard and fittings are handmade brass and the scabbard and grip are of darkened wood. The sword comes in a wooden gift box with a boxed cleaning kit.

[designobjectory]

A Longquan celadon phoenix-tail vase, Late Yuan-Early Ming dynasty, early to mid-14th century

[steelandcotton]

Interesting the way they use iron sand in Longquan and not iron ore as they do in other locations. See the album on Chinese Iron Production on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Traditional-Chinese-Swords-and-Swordsmanship-219087081469666/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1023858600992506

[contremineur]

Small Longquan tripod censer (celadon, Song-Ming dynasty 960-1368 AD)

from here

[steelandcotton]

Seven Stars Trading Co. Goose Quill Dao Blade Pattern.

Each blade is individually had forged.

http://sevenstarstrading.com/site/longquan-goose-quill-chinese-saber/

[coolkatana-store]

History of Chinese Longquan sword

Longquan sword began in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, more than 2600 years ago... According to the yuejueshu by Ou Yezi, in the spring and Autumn period, Ou Yezi chiseled CI mountain, discharged its stream, took Tieying from the mountain and made three swords, saying: "Longyuan", "tai'a" and "Gongbu". Longquan sword has a long history and is well-known at home and abroad. During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, Ou Yezi smelted his sword at the foot of Qinxi mountain in Longquan《 According to the records of Baiyue sages, Ouye Gongbu Zi "chiseled CI mountain, discharged its stream, took Tieying from the mountain and made three swords: called 'Longyuan', 'tai'a' and 'Gongbu'.". Longquan, formerly known as Longyuan, was named after the sword. In the Tang Dynasty, it taboo "Yuan" and was renamed Longquan. Longquan sword is famous all over the world, and Longquan has also become the name of the sword. The Tu Xing sword can "wear a copper kettle, never iron, and the Xu Zhong will be like a rice, so it is called Tu Xing". The Tu Xing sword can stab the copper pot, and each burst is like cutting rice cakes. The power of its two swords is also described in later literature. Such as Xunzi: "Zhan, black also. Zhanlu, words are like water and black“ That is, Zhanlu sword is a black sword with both hardness and softness. Another example is in the Han Dynasty's Huai Nan Zi Xiu Wu Xun, which said: "if the husband is pure and Jun, the fish intestines... Are honed and sharpened, the water will break the dragon boat, and the land belongs to rhinoceros armor." Chunjun and Yuchang swords can cut off huge dragon boats on water and pierce solid rhinoceros armor on land. Their extraordinary power can be imagined. It is said that in order to gain the throne, the prince of the state of Wu sent assassins to kill Wang Liao and use a sword to pierce the three-layer armor of Wang Liao, using a fish intestines sword.

https://www.coolkatana.com/blogs/news/modern-sword-longquan-sword

[thevampireyou-th]

New blade. I’ve named him Kyūketsuki🦇🩸 aka the Name Stealer⚔️