ID 905607
Lot 804 | A BRONZE SCRIBE’S KNIFE, XIAO DAO
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
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.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Knives |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Knives |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
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