QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
LENGTH: 21.8CM
The paper cutter is cast in bronze and its jade hilt and scabbard are decorated with carved spiralling chilong dragons in shallow relief and bound with gilt bronze. The jade is of a pale celadon colour.
The short blade of the dagger indicates its use as a paper cutter.
清十八世紀 青玉銅鎏金信刀
