A Chinese bronze dagger, Warring States (476-221BC) to Western Han Dynasty (202BC-9AD), the double edged dagger cast in the form of a weeping willow leaf, with a rope-twist handle, covered in a stabilised verdigris patina. Together with a black metal stand, 33.5 cm long, 4.75 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from dragon culture, Hong Kong, 1999 or 2000,