Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2020 Hong Kong Auction 4-6 May 2020
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CHINA. Zhou Dynasty. State of Qi. Three Character Knife Money, ND (ca. 400-220 B.C.). Warring States Period. Graded "80" by GBCA.
Hartill-4.7e; Jen-26; S-46. Weight: 44.7 gms. "Qi Fa Hua" (Qi legal money); Reverse: "Qi" (Seven) or "Bi". A nicely preserved example with rich tone and remnants of original patina. Evidence of surface smoothing as is common with these issues to enhance the visibility of the design features on both sides. Original dark green patina remains amongst the devices and protected areas with dark brown tone in the open fields. Overall a nice presentable example of this popular must have type for any Ancient Chinese collection.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00
Hartill-4.7e; Jen-26; S-46. Weight: 44.7 gms. "Qi Fa Hua" (Qi legal money); Reverse: "Qi" (Seven) or "Bi". A nicely preserved example with rich tone and remnants of original patina. Evidence of surface smoothing as is common with these issues to enhance the visibility of the design features on both sides. Original dark green patina remains amongst the devices and protected areas with dark brown tone in the open fields. Overall a nice presentable example of this popular must have type for any Ancient Chinese collection.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00