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LATE SHANG-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC-AD 8
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A GROUP OF TWELVE BRONZE WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS
LATE SHANG-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC-AD 8
The group includes a bronze bow-shaped fitting with jingles, late Shang dynasty; three bronze halberd blades, the one with tubular socket to the tang cast with a clan sign, late Shang dynasty; two bronze halberd blades and one sword, Eastern Zhou dynasty; and five bronze garment hooks, Western Han dynasty.
Largest 20 in. (55.9 cm.) long, Japanese tiered wood box
LATE SHANG-WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY BC-AD 8
The group includes a bronze bow-shaped fitting with jingles, late Shang dynasty; three bronze halberd blades, the one with tubular socket to the tang cast with a clan sign, late Shang dynasty; two bronze halberd blades and one sword, Eastern Zhou dynasty; and five bronze garment hooks, Western Han dynasty.
Largest 20 in. (55.9 cm.) long, Japanese tiered wood box
Provenance
Hachiuma Collection, Japan, formed prior to World War II.