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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL PALE GREENISH-WHITE
JADE-HILTED KNIFE AND SHEATH
Qianlong yuyong four-character seal mark and of the period
The very pale green jade sheath of even tone, well carved in varying relief
with a thin raised arrow precisely running down the spine of the wider
side between a bat-head at the top and a cicada blade at the bottom,
fitted with a blade and a pair of silver chopsticks, the metal blade
adorned with a very pale green jade handle contained in a chased gilt
band at the lower end and incised with a scrolling border at the top.
24.3cm (9 1/2in) long (3).
HK$500,000 - 800,000
US$64,000 - 100,000
清乾隆 御製青白玉柄短刀配青白玉鞘及銀筷
陰刻「乾隆御用」楷書款

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