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A SET OF THREE JADE ‘CLOUD’ 戰國至西漢 玉卷雲紋劍飾一套三件及玉劍珌一件
FITTINGS AND A JADE SCABBARD 來源
CHAPE 1994 年以前購自台北雲中居
WARRING STATES PERIOD-WESTERN HAN
DYNASTY (475 BC-AD 8)
The set is comprised of a sword guard well carved on one side with
cloud-form scrolls, and a sword slide decorated to the surface with
ruyi-form scrolls. The third fitting is a pommel carved on top in
high relief with ruyi-scrolls encircled by a band of comma spirals.
The final fitting is a chape of trapezoidal shape, carved to both
sides to depict a stylised dragon.
Sword pommel: 2 in. (5 cm.) diam.
Sword guard: 2¿ in. (5.5 cm.) wide
Scabbard slide: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) long
Scabbard chape: 1¬ in. (4 cm.) side (4)

HK$150,000-180,000 US$20,000-23,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Chang Wei-Hwa & Company, Taipei, prior to
1994

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