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Old 4th October 2011, 11:28 PM   #6
josh stout
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Is there a good provenance in this one? If not, you might want to be suspicious. The flat fittings are very similar to many fakes. The pictures are not good enough to tell if it is genuine, but unless you know better, caveat emptor.

That said, it is a Chinese willow leaf dao. The lotus guard and the pierced fittings may indicate Tibetan influence, but they are also common on Chinese things.
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