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As a real lover of cross cultural pieces I could not pass up this double dha knife that I believe is heavily Chinese influenced. The set is 10 inches overall with the knives having 6 inch blades. The hilts are ivory, carved in fish motifs, and all the fittings are silver. Based on the size I assume this is a utility set, or perhaps a set of knives for a woman. The scabbard is three pieces, with a central panel running through the center as a divider for the knives similar to what is found in scabbards for Chinese double knives and swords.
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Very interesting, Charles.
![]() Of course, whenever we come across dha with obvious Chinese influence, it has become a knee-jerk reaction (of mine, anyway) to say "Yunan". In this case, I speculate this is a Burmese set, perhaps created for (or by) an ethnic Chinese. |
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Beautiful set of knives, Chahles. You know how I love intricately-carved ivory handles, and these look like they're top notch.
I like the notion that these are Chinese-influenced. They remind me of Vietnamese double-kiem, but with the notable difference of that piece of wood in the scabbard that separates the blades. For some reason, every set of Vietnamese double-kiem (and, for that matter, double-knives) that I've seen lacks that separater, whereas Chinese double-swords and double-knives typically have it (although not always). I might also draw attention to the lack of pommels, which is something that distinguishes this set from Chinese AND Vietnamese knives, but clearly ties into its Burmese pettigree. A true hybrid. I don't think I've seen anything quite like them. Congratulations! |
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Thanks for the input Nick.
You bring up some interesting points. Look forward to seein' y'all in Baltimore.....bless ya heart! |
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Very cool. I agree that these are truly Chinese-inspired Burmese and not on on fusion from Som China. Aside from their being double, the fittings are classic Burmese in form and decoration. What I have seen from Yunnan has recognizable Chinese motifs. Of course it could be that I only attribute to Yunnan pieces with Chinese motifs.
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