Description: The long blade with prominent central ridge, tapering from the hilt to the pointed tip, the thin cylinder hilt cast with two horizontal rings, ending with a flat cone shape. Fine green patina.
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
Length: 47.5cm
T.Lawton, Chines Art of the Warring States, 1982, pg.72 onward. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.208.html. http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-asie-pf1317/lot.206.html. http://www.bonhams.com./auctions/19305/lot/518