Teišun-i giyan | Mandarin Mansion

Author(s)

Peter 2

First published

2 April 2020

Last updated

2 April 2020

Language: Manchu
Source: Classical literature

Description

Teišun-i giyan is a brass or bronze rod-mace.¹

They are much rarer than their iron or steel counterparts called sele-i giyan and they tend to be of better overall quality.

A Chinese bronze mace A fine bronze mace. Sold by Mandarin Mansion in 2019.

References
1. Tongwen Guanghui Quanshu (同文廣彙全書) or "Enlarged and complete dictionary" of 1704. A Qing imperial dictionary in Chinese and Manchu, each entry double-checked and approved by the Kangxi emperor.

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