Sinhalese pihiya
A beautiful black coral hilted example, made in the King's workshops.
A Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
Sinhalese coral hilted knife
Also known as piha-kaetta, this is more correctly a pihiya.
Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
A very good ul-pihiya
A Sinhalese knife with lavish silver mounts and overlay.
A fine, heavy piha kaetta
Of the chopper variety, with a finely carved ivory hilt.
Sinhalese kirichchiya
With carved horn hilt and characteristic finger guard.
An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
Sinhalese ul-pihiya
A rare example retaining its original silver covered scabbard.
Sinhalese lacquered cane
Description
An antique Sinhalese walking cane, made of a light and relatively flexible rattan.
A Sinhalese knife
Rarely seen today, a commoner's example with carved, bone hilt.
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
A Sinhalese lacquered bow
With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.
Sinhalese patisthānaya
A very fine example retaining its original lacquered shaft.
Sinhalese knife and stylus
Fitting in a single scabbard. Modest for Sinhalese work.
A large pihiya kättha
A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776
A very fine specimen with VOC blade and ruby-set scabbard.
Silver Sinhalese ul-pihiya
A fine Kandyan knife, or ul-pihiya, probably mid 18th century.
Sinhalese export sword guard
A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.
A Sinhalese spear
A nice example of a rare type of weapon from the Sinhalese arsenal.
Fine Canton-style export sword guard
Introduction
Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them, were modeled after
A fine silver hilted kasthāné
Of the Royal Workshops of the Kingdom of Khandy.
An unusual pihiya (piha kaetta)
Probably from the late Kandyan period.