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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
A RARE SET OF FOUR WHITE JADE SWORD FITTINGS
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
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A RARE SET OF FOUR WHITE JADE SWORD FITTINGS
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The set is comprised of a sword guard well carved on one side with a sinuous dragon and a similarly well carved slide with a sinuous dragon confronting a juvenile dragon. The third fitting is a pommel carved on top in high relief with a dragon encircled by ruyi-scrolls. The final fitting is a chape of trapezoidal shape, carved on one side to depict a sinuous dragon. The base is drilled with a hole for attachment.
The larger: 3 ¼ in. (8 cm.) long, box
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The set is comprised of a sword guard well carved on one side with a sinuous dragon and a similarly well carved slide with a sinuous dragon confronting a juvenile dragon. The third fitting is a pommel carved on top in high relief with a dragon encircled by ruyi-scrolls. The final fitting is a chape of trapezoidal shape, carved on one side to depict a sinuous dragon. The base is drilled with a hole for attachment.
The larger: 3 ¼ in. (8 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1998
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong