Asian arms in Dutch master paintings
Dutch masters' fascination with exotic Asian wares shown in a series of paintings.Full wootz kard
...and some gold.Rajput child katar
With ganga - jamni gold koftgariNorth Indian katar with tools
With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.Korbandi
Hindi word for a type of decoration with a plain center and gold or silver decorated borders.Parrot hilt wootz khanjar
With vintage silver mounted scabbard.Northern katar
with laminated blade and chiseled hilt.Katar from Kota, Rajasthan
Indian wootz blade and remains of floral gold overlay.Katar in katar curio item
Made around 1900 in Alwar, Rajasthan, for the tourist market.Persian percussion blunderbuss
With very fine twistcore barrel.Signed Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.Sinhalese pihiya with scabbard
Introduction
Often called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions, these knives were ma
Gold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.Martial activities in 18th-century Indian art
By Harjit Singh Sagoo