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A Review Of The Chinese Dao Sword
The Chinese Dao Sword is a specific category of Sword relatively long, curved Single Edge Weapon used for chopping and slashing opponents in battle. The English call this a Broadsword because some variations of this weapon come with very long blades. There are 4 major weapons in China. One is the Dao. The 2nd major Chinese Weapon is called the Gun, but a gun in Chinese isn't what you may know as the term gun, it is a lengthy Chinese Staff Weapon they use when practicing the Chinese Martial Arts. The other two are the Qiang, which is a Chinese Spear and the Jian which is another term that means sword.
The term Dao doesn't just single out a specific type of sword. The term broadly represents any broad bladed tools used for cutting or slicing. However, on a daily basis it is generally referred to as a knife. If just one weapon is used it is known as the Dan Dao. The days of the Shang Dynasty during the Chinese Bronze Age are the earliest dates this weapon was known. Korea and Japan also started using these weapons during the Tang Dynasty.
The Shoudao was one type of Infantry Dao which was a weapon used for chopping things and that had a Clip Point and was used in the days of the Song Dynasty. You will find some pictures of these weapons as straight, and some other illustrations that define them as curved blades. The Chinese were invaded by the Mongols during the 13th century. China was influenced then by the Yuan Dynasty as well as other military factions back then.
Back then the Sabre was used by the Mongol Calvary. The Sabre was a one handed sword with a curved blade. In addition to the main 4 types of Dao discussed earlier, the "Short Dao" also had it's place on the battle fields which was a compact weapon. The Chinese used the Spear and Dao in its military ranks, since they were cheaper to produce and the training required to use them was a much smaller learning curve.
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Can anyone translate this Chinese writing? (bronze stamp)?
I bought an antique bronze chinese stamp recently and I'm really interested in finding out what the stamp actually says - any help would be great.
I've uploaded a picture of the actual writing, but I'm unsure of which way up it's supposed to be, so sorry if it's upsidedown! :0)
http://www.feejay.com/misc/bronze_stamp.jpg
Cheers,
Aaron.
Yes, it is Chinese. An ancient form, as longlive said ... it's written in what looks like some kind of Seal Script. (By the way, it seems you have it lying on its left side. =P Turn it clockwise once.) Also, as longlive said, it's kind of smudged - the ink was sort of uneven on the stamp, so there are details missing in the mark, as well as blotches that obscure half of the characters.
I think it might help a lot if you made a clearer mark and post that ... right side up, too. =P Anyway, here's what I can make of it (not much, sorry).
Seal Script is really old, and Chinese writing has evolved a lot over thousands of years. It's mostly used today for stylistic purposes like in stamps. Most modern Chinese speakers can't read Seal Script, apart from calligraphers. And there's a lot of variation. ^_^ So it'd be kind of hard to get an answer here. It might be helpful if somebody could ask your question for you on Chinese-language answer sites (I can't; my Chinese is awful).
*sigh* My great uncle is a calligrapher. It's a pity I never learned from him. It's also a pity that I never properly learned Chinese.
Nevertheless, with various tools including a dictionary, Microsoft IME and a wonderful Chinese etymology database, I have figured out possible candidates for three of the characters.
If you turn your image clockwise once ...
the character on the top-right looks like 新 (but might also be 斷 or 斲)
http://www.internationalscientific.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E6%96%B0&submitButton1=Etymology
(click these links to see the etymology, including various examples of ancient forms)
the character on the bottom-right looks like 顥
http://www.internationalscientific.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E9%A1%A5&submitButton1=Etymology
They mean "new" and "bright", respectively. Might make up part of a name, but I don't know. ^_^;
I can't make out any part of the third character at all; it's half covered by ink.
The last character (bottom-left), however, looks like an old version of 印 which simply means "stamp" or "seal".
http://www.internationalscientific.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?characterInput=%E5%8D%B0&submitButton1=Etymology
I think it might be a seal for a name. ^_^ Three characters for the name, followed by 印 "stamp", meaning "The Stamp of ____". Apparently a lot of people in China and Taiwan have personal name seals, used for various purposes.
See these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_%28East_Asia%29
Wikipedia article on East Asian seals. Describes various types of seals (mostly in a Chinese context), and their modern-day use.
http://www.internationalscientific.org/
The etymology database that I used. It's amazing! And it was compiled by an amazing man by the name of Richard Sears (as in, not ethnic Chinese!), who has dedicated over twenty years to making it.
Sorry though, I can't do much more than that. =X I highly suggest you try making a clearer mark and posting the image right side up! ... And maybe having somebody help you ask on a Chinese-language site like Yahoo! Answers China/Taiwan or Baidu Zhidao.
http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo! Answers China
http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo! Answers Taiwan
http://hk.knowledge.yahoo.com/ - Yahoo! Answers Hong Kong (looks like it uses written Cantonese, though)
http://zhidao.baidu.com/ - Baidu Zhidao ("Baidu knows"). It's a Chinese answer site.
Well, I hope that helps!
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