Bronze Dagger

Description:

Bronze Dagger, China, a Taoshi Weijian-style sword with an angled blade and a tubular handle cast in one piece, with conforming box, lg. 21 in.

Provenance: From the estate of Kai Suhr, who supplied Chiang-Kai-shek's army in China between the years of 1938-1939.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

numerous chips to blade, bronze diseases, the hanlde broken in two with some part missing.


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