Lot 809
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A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE
A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE
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Early Chinese Bronzes from the Shouyang Studio
A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE

LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-10TH CENTURY BC

Details
A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-10TH CENTURY BC
8 3⁄16 in. (20.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
Christie's New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1124 (part).
The Shouyang Studio, New York.
Literature
Museum of Fine Arts, The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, pp. 20-1.

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Lot Essay

The blade is cast down the median ridge of each side with a pair of cicadas, diminishing in size. At the end of the pierced tang, one side is cast with a dragon (long), and the other is cast with a blade-shaped graph, likely a clan sign. While the sign cannot be identified, it appears to be related to the character xi 析, as suggested by Zhou Fagao in Jinwen Gulin (An Etymological Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Bronze Inscriptions), Hong Kong, vol. 7, no. 1049.

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