Ceremonial evil-eradicating gilt knife with gem inlay, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

Ceremonial evil-eradicating gilt knife with gem inlay, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

• Image Number: K1D001940N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Magic instrument
• Material: Minerals/Metals/
• Description:
  The willow blade is rusty. The handle is gold inlaid with ruby, emerald and diamond. The main body of the scabbard is carved with gold, twig, grass and lotus patterns, and the lotus heart is filled with eight auspicious patterns inlaid with pine stone; The two ends of the scabbard are also inlaid with gems and diamonds. The carving and inlaying of the whole piece are extremely exquisite, and the texture is also excellent. It should be the style of India’s northwest India, and the holding object of Willowa Vajra, the embodiment of Manjusri Bodhisattva, was taken from the Qing Palace. Tibetan Indian Works, 18th Century. Attached with the yellow sign, the verawa vajra mantra in Tibetan and Manchu is written in ink, and it is translated into Chinese: “Om, Ya, Man, Ta, Ga, Moo, Pat”, and under it is written: “Recognize that this Dao is the Dao held by the verawa vajra Buddha. Before worshipping the Buddha, the verawa vajra mantra is often recited, which can eliminate the number of disastrous swordsmen.” The word “superior” is written in ink on the back of the yellow label.