ID 1291438
Lot 817 | A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE SWORD
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
Dr. Max Loehr (1903-1988) Collection.
Eskenazi Ltd., London, 11 March 1991.
The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes; Christie's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 825.
Literature
Xueqin Li, The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Singapore, 2000, p.116-117, no. 42.
Exhibited
Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum, The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, 2000.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth: Gems of Antiquities Collections in Hong Kong, 2002-2006.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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