{"product_id":"miniature-dao-chinois-turquoise-socle-30cm","title":"Inlaid Miniature Dao Saber: Stand, 30 cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA curved saber set with turquoise, its scabbard and display stand\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003edao\u003c\/strong\u003e — the single-edged saber of the Far East — cast in an antique bronze alloy, the handle curved into a bird's head, the scabbard covered in scrolling patterns and set with \u003cstrong\u003eturquoise cabochons\u003c\/strong\u003e. Delivered with its black display stand and a red silk tassel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind this piece in our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/armes-vikings\"\u003eweapons department\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes this piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eTurquoise inlays:\u003c\/b\u003e six cabochons distributed across the scabbard and the guard. It is the detail that distinguishes this piece from monochrome miniatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA dao, not a jian:\u003c\/b\u003e a curved, single-edged blade with a thick spine. The jian, the straight double-edged sword, is a different weapon — we offer both.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThree pieces:\u003c\/b\u003e saber, scabbard and display stand, plus a keychain ring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eIt is a display item:\u003c\/b\u003e thirty centimeters of cast alloy, with a blunt point and edges. It is neither a weapon nor a costume piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e Cast zinc alloy, antique bronze finish, turquoise cabochons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 30 cm long, stand and scabbard included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eUsage:\u003c\/b\u003e display case, shelf, desk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eSold:\u003c\/b\u003e individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003edao\u003c\/em\u003e is the Far Eastern soldier's weapon, while the \u003cem\u003ejian\u003c\/em\u003e is that of the scholar: a proverb says that it takes a hundred days to master the saber, a thousand for the spear, and ten thousand for the straight sword. As for turquoise, it is not an insignificant decorative choice — it has been circulating on the Silk Roads since the first millennium BCE, and is found mounted on objects across the entire continent. It is also through these same routes that oriental silver arrived in Scandinavia: excavations at Birka and Gotland have yielded \u003cstrong\u003etens of thousands of Abbasid dirhams\u003c\/strong\u003e. Two worlds that never met directly, but whose objects, meanwhile, traveled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more, our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/news\/anatomie-epee-viking-parties-fabrication\"\u003eanatomy of the Viking sword\u003c\/a\u003e allows you to compare this design with that of a blade actually forged in the North.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the same department\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-lame-blasphematoire-elden-ring-30cm\"\u003eBlasphemous Blade (Elden Ring): 30 cm Miniature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-epee-dragon-givre-fourreau-30cm\"\u003eFrost Dragon Sword Miniature: Scabbard, 30 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/miniature-jian-chinois-tete-de-dragon-socle-30cm\"\u003eDragon Head Jian Sword Miniature: Stand, 30 cm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Le Comptoir Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57913783026046,"sku":"LCV-ARME-MINIATUREDAOCHINOISTURQUOISESOC","price":34.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0569\/8430\/files\/miniature-dao-chinois-turquoise-socle-30cm-ambiance.jpg?v=1787672432","url":"https:\/\/www.le-comptoir-viking.fr\/en\/products\/miniature-dao-chinois-turquoise-socle-30cm","provider":"Le Comptoir Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}