[The king of Yue intended to give a sword]
The king of Yue intended to give a sword. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, it was 64 cm in length, 4.7 cm in width and 1 kg in weight
The front of the sword is slightly curved. The “stem” is made of solid cylindrical shape, and there are two hoops on the stem, which is convenient for winding “Gou”. The “grid” is wide and thick. There are 8 inscriptions on both sides of the sword case, and the one side is “Yue Wang Zhi”; On the other side is “King Yue Yu Gives”
The owner of this sword is “The king of Yue intended to give it”. “Zhezhi” is read as “Zhuji”, which is the surname of the King of Yue, and “Yuci” is the name. The King of Yue was granted to the King of Yue (who reigned from 464 BC to 459 BC). He was the son of Gou Jian, the King of Yue, who had “endured hardships”
There are 7 pieces of the same inscriptions handed down with this sword.