Master's Work

The sword is named Mo Ye to pay swordsmiths’ respects to the ancient sword master Mo Ye. The fittings are made of silver and hand-carved, the patterns are flowers, grass and bufferflies.

The sword is made to celebrate the 380th birth of Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga). Horse, dragon and sail are used engraved on the fittins.

The fittings are bamboo motif. Bamboo, one of the "Four Gentlemen" (bamboo, orchid, plum blossom and chrysanthemum), plays an important role in traditional Chinese culture. As bamboo has features such as uprightness, tenacity, and hollow heart, people endow bamboo with integrity, elegance, and plainness. It is a symbol of a gentleman.

The sword is called "Plain Tang Jian", but it isn't plain at all. The fittings are hand-carved from a brass block, the black matt surface is stipple-engraved. It requires endless patience and super techniques. The fittings are hand-carved from bass by Master Shen Xinpei.

This sword was presented to Central Military Commission of China as reverence to the People’s Army by Longquan Government. It’s now exhibited in the interview hall of Central Military Commission of China. The fittings are elaborately designed: axes on the pommel, dragons on the handguard and tiger in the midde of the saya. Inscribed bamboo-slips are on the top end of the scabbard, "the Art of War" is engraved on it. Water, mountains and the Great Wall are the patterns at the end o the scabbard.

The fittings are made of brass, through-carved. Turkey stones are used for decoration.

In 2005 Shen Xinpei and his Son Shen Zhou made Zhi Zun Jian, they presented it to Xi Jinping when he visited Shen Guanglong workshop, Xi is the present Chairman of China. The fitings are hand-carved, made of brass and plated with real gold.

In 2008 Chinese Ambassador in Oman presented a Xuan Wu Sword to Qabus Bin Said, the King of Oman. The sword was made by Shen Xinpei who is the Arts and Crafts Master of China. The fitings are hand-carved, made of brass and plated with real gold. The handguard is Yin Yang fish design, the fittings use four gods design. Four Gods are the mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations. They are the Azure Dragon(Qing Long) of the East, the Vermilion Bird(Zhu Que) of the South, the White Tiger(Bai Hu) of the West, and the Black Turtle(Xuan Wu) of the North. Each one of them represents a direction and a season. Xuan Wu is a turtle ebtwined together with a snake, in ancient China, the tortoise and the snake were thought to be spiritual creatures symbolizing longevity. It took 6 months to make the sword.

Shen Xinpei and his son Shen Zhou made a Qian Kun Sword for Chairman Hu Jintao to celebrate the 60th National Day of PRC in 2009. The fittings are hand-carved from brass by Master Shen Xinpei, they're plated with real gold. The pommel is studded with agate.