AN UNUSUAL BRONZE DAO BLADE

Early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC. Length 29 cm. 29.0 x 12.0 x 3.5 cm

Starting price:
80 000 CZK / 3 200 EUR

Price realized:
410 000 CZK / 16 400 EUR

Auction:Chinese Art & Antiques 21/05/2013, 17:00

Inscription on one mount: Kanghou (Kang prince). Literature: Ma Chengyuan - Zhongguo qingtongqi, Shanghai, Shanghai guji chubanshe, 1988, p. 71-72, image 7. Zhu Fenghan - Gudai zhongguo qingtongqi, Tianjin, Nankai daxue chubanshe, 1995, p. 270, table 4.21.3. Reference: www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectNumber=F1934.6a-b

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