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[email protected] runjeetsingh.com INTRODUCTION I’m excited to say that this is my first time exhibiting at Fine Art Asia and I’m looking forward to displaying a diverse group of exceptional objects from China, Tibet, Korea and India. Many of these pieces have formed important parts of collections in the West and been treasured for many decades. Several are decorated with powerful Buddhist themes—testament to the importance placed upon them by their makers and owners. It will be a great pleasure to bring them to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and share them with the collecting world. I would like to offer a sincere message of appreciation to the numerous colleagues and friends who contributed to the research and production of this publication and the accompanying exhibition. I also thank my family for their endless love, patience and support. 30 Sept – 3 Oct 2017 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Stand A13 CONTENTS Daggers 08 Swords 28 Polearms 38 Firearms 42 Archery 44 Equestrian 48 Armour 56 Helmets 60 Written by Runjeet Singh September 2017 All prices on request 9 1 SAWASA KNIFE This is a highly unusual Chinese Two further mounts in the form Notes eating knife with mounts of Sawasa of bats (Chinese symbols of good Knives were highly important to (a term applied to a group of black luck) are decorated in contrasting CHINA, QING DYNASTY the Manchus. Emperor Qianglong lacquered and gilt artefacts made techniques. The upper bat has a 18TH – 19TH CENTURY erected a tablet in front of the Jian from a copper alloy with gold, silver black body, silver wings and gold on Ting (the Archery Pavilion in the and arsenic).