the stippled, dotted background is an almost universal engraving technique. my swords hilt may have been influenced by the yunnan, or visa versa. maybe by a chinese artisan in burmah. the artwork on the bronze section, the burmese phoenix, has a certain naivete not seen in more modern works that leads me to think its quite old. the bird reminds me of similar naive american eagles drawn around the revolutionary war.
Last edited by kronckew; 4th March 2015 at 08:22 AM.
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