* SWORD, SHAOJU CHINA - WARRING KINGDOMS (480-221 BC)
Gold-inlaid bronze
The pommel ends in a Taotie mask, the blade inlaid with gold braces.
Black lacquered wooden scabbard.
A bronze sword with scabard, 'Shaoju'
China - Warring States (480 - 221 BC)
L. 51 cm
Provenance :
- Acquired on the Hong Kong market, before 2000
Reference:
- A sword of similar shape found in the princely tomb of Liyu and conserved at the Musée national des Arts Asiatiques - Guimet, n°AA87
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