An exceptional and important imperial 'tianzi yihao' 'lianjing' sabre with original 'sharkskin' scabbard, Mark and period of Qianlong, made in the 13th year of Qianlong, corresponding to 1748 | 清乾隆 御製綠魚皮鞘天字一號鍊精腰刀 《乾隆年製》、《天字一號》、《鍊精》 銘款 製於乾隆十三年（1748年）

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An exceptional and important imperial 'tianzi yihao' 'lianjing' sabre with original 'sharkskin' scabbard,

Mark and period of Qianlong, made in the 13th year of Qianlong, corresponding to 1748

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清乾隆　御製綠魚皮鞘天字一號鍊精腰刀

《乾隆年製》、《天字一號》、《鍊精》 銘款

製於乾隆十三年（1748年）

one side of the sabre inscribed with Lianjing (‘distilling the essence’, ‘to refine’) and Tianzi yihao (‘Heaven’ series, numeral one), the other side with Qianlong nianzhi ('made in the Qianlong period')

92.5 cm