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A VERY FINELY CARVED BAMBOO VENEERED PAPER KNIFE

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A VERY FINELY CARVED BAMBOO VENEERED PAPER KNIFE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The handle and scabbard carved with bands of interweaving stylised foliage and ruyi heads, ivory rims and blade, small cracks
12¼ in. (31.1cm.) long
not illustrated
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Compare with the bamboo veneer and ivory knife and sheath in the Dr. Ip Yee Collection, illustrated by Wang Shixiang and Wan-go Weng in Bamboo Carving of China, 1983, no. 44.

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