A BRONZE SCRIBE’S KNIFE, XIAO DAO

Lot 804
23.03.2023 08:30UTC -05:00
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ID 905607
Lot 804 | A BRONZE SCRIBE’S KNIFE, XIAO DAO
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$ 5 000 – 7 000
A BRONZE SCRIBE’S KNIFE, XIAO DAO

WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC

The slender curving blade has a very sharp edge which continues to the rounded tip, with the narrow fluted handle ending in an oval loop terminal. The burnished surface retains the original 'golden' tone of the bronze.

10 3/4 in. (27.4 cm.) long, cloth box





Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998.

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 2879.
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