Author(s)
Peter Dekker
First published
28 July 2019
Last updated
2 April 2020
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Description
Tóngjiǎn (銅鐧) is a brass or bronze rod-mace.1
They are much rarer than their iron or steel counterparts called tiějiǎn (鐵鐧) and they tend to be of better overall quality.
In Manchu, they are called teišun-i giyan.
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.
