A SET OF BRONZE SWORDS, EASTERN ZHOU TO EARLY HAN DYNASTY
China, 3rd-2nd century BC. Each with a scalloped cross-section and edge, the swords are slightly waisted to the point with a pronounced median ridge. The handles have two rings on the grip and are without pommels. One sword shows a vibrant malachite green patina, while the other is of a rather dark green color overall.


Provenance:
From the personal collection of Michael B. Weisbrod, New York. The fitted box has an old auction label, ’19 MAR 97. Sale 8602. Lot 179.’ Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod’s Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Condition:
Good condition, commensurate with age. Expected signs of weathering and erosion corresponding to an extended period of burial. Losses, chips, metal flaking due to fatigue, soil encrustations, and remnants of ancient pigment.

Weight: 473.9 g and 496.9 g
Dimensions: Length 48 cm and 51.8 cm

With a fitted wood box, neatly padded with silk. (3)


Literature comparison:

Compare a related bronze sword, 41 cm long, dated 5th-3rd century BC, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1979.2. Compare a related bronze sword, 43 cm long, dated 4th-3rd century BC, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F1979.4.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 6 October 2022
Price: HKD 201,600 or approx.
EUR 24,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze sword, Eastern Zhou-Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC
Expert remark: Note the similar double rings on the handle. Note the size (65.2 cm).

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東周至漢初一組銅劍


中國，公元前三至二世紀。劍柄扁圓分格，劍身有道稜於中間突起，通身積厚綠銅鏽。


來源：
紐約 Michael B. Weisbrod 的私人收藏。盒子上有一個舊拍賣標籤：“97 年3 月19 日。拍賣編號8602。拍品179。” Michael B. Weisbrod 是一位著名的中國藝術學者，他在50 多年的時間裡發表了大量有關中國藝術的文章。1972年，Michael加入了他父親Gerald Weisbrod博士在加拿大多倫多的亞洲藝廊。 這對父子團隊於1977 年在麥迪遜大道開設了他們的紐約分店，在接下來的45 年裡，藝廊舉辦了大量展覽，向全球各地的博物館和私人收藏家出售作品，最終在上海和香港開設了更多分店。

品相：
品相良好，有風化和侵蝕跡象。有缺損、磕損、金屬剝落、土壤結殼，以及顏料殘留。

重量：分別爲473.9克與496.9克
尺寸：分別長48 厘米與51.8 厘米

配木盒，内襯絲綢。(3)


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的西元前五至三世紀銅劍，長41 厘米，收藏於史密森國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號F1979.2。比較一件相近的西元前五至三世紀銅劍，長43 厘米，收藏於史密森國立亞洲藝術博物館，館藏編號F1979.4。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2022年10月6日
價格：HKD 201,600（相當於今日
EUR 24,000
）
描述：東周至漢公元前三至二世紀青銅劍
專家評論：請注意相似的劍柄扁圓分格。請注意尺寸(65.2 厘米)。