Lot 200. A inscribed bronze sword, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period-Han dynasty (475 BC-220 AD); 70 cm. Lot sold: 214,200 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022

the flat grip with a perforation near the end and another off-centre near the guard, the long blade with a central ridge, detailed with a pacing tiger and two smaller symbols on one side and symbols of a heart and an arm on the other side.

Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong, 19th January 1987.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022