Parts like the white jade grip or the ball of coral and gilded metal lotus flowers on the tassel were intricate, but with care and patience they could be recreated. However, the scabbard had been covered in the bark of a rare peach tree native to Xin-jiang.
白玉刀柄、珊瑚球刀墜、鎏金蓮花座等講究的工藝，都沒有難倒有心人；但是劍鞘上所貼、原產新疆的金桃樹皮，可就令陳朝波頭痛萬分了。