Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A very special bronze "Jian" Sword
The long blade with prominent central ridge, tapering from the hilt to the pointed tip, the thin cylinder hilt cast with two horizontal rings, ending with a flat cone shape. Fine green patina.
Length: 47.5cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
T.Lawton, Chines Art of the Warring States, 1982, pg.72 onward. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.208.html. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.206.html. http://www.bonhams.com./auctions/19305/lot/518
The long blade with prominent central ridge, tapering from the hilt to the pointed tip, the thin cylinder hilt cast with two horizontal rings, ending with a flat cone shape. Fine green patina.
Length: 47.5cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
T.Lawton, Chines Art of the Warring States, 1982, pg.72 onward. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.208.html. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.206.html. http://www.bonhams.com./auctions/19305/lot/518