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18TH CENTURY
Details
A NANMU WALKING STAFF
18TH CENTURY
The staff is of natural form, with a small piercing near the top for a tassel or pendant, and with a later inscribed six-character inscription in silver studs describing the present object as 'a staff with dragon head' near the top.
55 ¼ in. (140.3 cm.) long
18TH CENTURY
The staff is of natural form, with a small piercing near the top for a tassel or pendant, and with a later inscribed six-character inscription in silver studs describing the present object as 'a staff with dragon head' near the top.
55 ¼ in. (140.3 cm.) long
Provenance
William Lipton Ltd., New York.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass