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An archaic bronze 'dragon' ceremonial blade (Qi), Spring and Autumn period | 戰國 銅戚

In The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection

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length 13cm. (5⅛ in.)

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Compare a ceremonial dagger axe modelled with a sinous dragon, included in the exhibition Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990 cat. No.83; and another dagger axe, from the Sze Yuan Tang collection, exhibited in The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2000, no.48.

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length 13cm. (5⅛ in.)

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Compare a ceremonial dagger axe modelled with a sinous dragon, included in the exhibition Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1990 cat. No.83; and another dagger axe, from the Sze Yuan Tang collection, exhibited in The Glorious Traditions of Chinese Bronzes, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2000, no.48.

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