Beautiful example! and fascinating topic Mark.
I have often wondered how closely the swords of Asia cross influenced, and this is a great illustration. The blade does resemble the willow leaf, and it seems that at certain times there were great numbers of Japanese swords brought into China, which brought, among other features, the discoid guard.
Those wavy lines seem to be an often seen motif on SE Asian swords. Is there any specific symbolism?
All best regards,
Jim
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