Qing imperial jade hilted dagger
An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.
Ainu dagger
Called kuttom-ushbe in the local language. This one mounted in deer antler mounts.
Miniature Ainu makiri
Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.
A large Qing dàdāo
Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.
Black velvet Beijing hat
The hat traditionally worn by Beijingese gentlemen.
Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet
The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.
Painted conical bamboo helmet
Description
An old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wore.
Chinese bamboo helmet
As worn by Southern Chinese military and militiamen.
Twisted hilt knife
Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.
Inlaid lacquer trousse set
Unusual Chinese trousse set with "friends of winter" theme.
Pair of fine Yunnan knives
Carrying Chinese silver marks on their scabbard mounts.
Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries
Assymetric dragon tsuba
Chinese work for the Japanese market.
Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"
Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.
Early Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Lobed Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Canton tsuba with ship
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Five dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Water caltrop Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Facing dragon Canton tsuba
Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.
Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
Archaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.
Ming period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
Repeating pellet crossbow stock
A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.
Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
Qing jiàn in later mounts
Qing period blade in very nicely made early 20th century mounts.
Southern Chinese húdiédāo set
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.
Chinese matchlock pistol
The first of its kind I've ever seen on the market.
Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
Ceremonial arrowhead
Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.
Chinese village dāo
A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.
Qing páidāo (shield knife)
With Tongzhi reign marks, corresponding to the year 1863.
Chinese jade hilted knife
With fine quality jade hilt and baitong mounted scabbard.
Late Qing tuánliàn jiàn
Long yet light, with unusual flower-shaped iron guard.
Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn
A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.
Southern Bannermen Hǔyádāo
A pair, both with Banner markings, one Manchu and one Hanjun.
Echizen Kanesada in striking koshirae
Blade with fine dragon horimono. The mounts signed Sōmin and Masatatsu.
Fine autumn themed daishō
Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.
Katakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune
Considered one of the best makers of naginata, he worked for the household of Fukushima Masanori.
Silver overlaid pèidāo
A Qing officer saber with silver overlay on the blade.
Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
Plain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
A plain dha
Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.
Rare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
Very good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best of its type.
Yagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.
Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.