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Black jade winged sword guard, late Warring States period, China, 4th-3rd century BC. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
Black jade winged sword guard, late Warring States period, China, 4th-3rd century BC. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Black jade winged sword guard, late Warring States period, China, 4th-3rd century BC. A jade sword guard of diamond lozenge shaped cross section and winged (rounded ear) front section. The jade is of natural black colour petering off on one side to brown flecked grey. The carved decoration has been finely done with angular scrolls and dissolved kui dragons.
Credit:
Album / The Museum of East Asian Art / Heritage Images
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Image size:
2829 x 2216 px | 17.9 MB
Print size:
24.0 x 18.8 cm | 9.4 x 7.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
3RD BCE • 3RD CENTURY B. C. • 3RD CENTURY B.C. • 3RD CENTURY BC • 4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • ARMS • ART • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • ARTS • BLACK • CARTOUCHE • CARVED • CARVING • CENTURY • CHINA • CHINESE • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DRAGON • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • JADE • KUI • LOCATION • MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART • MYTHICAL BEAST • MYTHICAL CREATURE • MYTHOLOGY • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PARCHMENT • PULLEY • ROLL • SCROLL • SWORD GUARD • SWORD • SWORDS • UMBRELLA • WAR • WARFARE • WARRING STATES PERIOD • WARS • WEAPON • WEAPONARY • WEAPONRY • WEAPONS
