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LOT 157

Lot 157

Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)

Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
Lot 157 Details
Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)

战国至西汉 竹节柄青铜剑及直柄青铜剑

The longer sword with its shaft centered on both sides by a raised ridge tapering to form a sharp blade, pointed tip exposing yellow bronze beneath the patina, handle encircled by two rings above the pommel; the second sword similarly formed with a plain cylindrical hilt
longest length 19.7 in — 50 cm

Estimate $5,000-$8,000

Realised: $5,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
  • Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
  • Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
  • Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
  • Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
  • Two Archaic Bronze Swords (Jian), Warring States Period/Western Han Dynasty (475 BC-AD 8)
Note:

Accompanied by two 'Certificate of Antiquities' from the Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited, dated May 22, 1995
带有香港艺术品商会出具证书两张

Compare with examples from Christie's New York, September 24, 2020, lot 1521; Christie's New York, March 17, 2021, lot 608; Sotheby's New York, September 21, 2021, lot 22; and the Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1992.298.2
非常类似竹节柄剑请参考纽约佳士得2020年9月24日，拍品编号1521, 2021年3月17日，拍品编号608；以及纽约大都会博物馆, 藏品编号: 1992.298.2；相同时期一组青铜剑请参考纽约苏富比2021年9月21日，拍品编号22

Christie's New York, September 24, 2020, lot 1521
Christie's New York, March 17, 2021, lot 608
Sotheby's New York, September 21, 2021, lot 22
The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number, 1992.298.2

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