Biāojú (鏢局)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Pleco dictionary. Old photos.
Ma Zhi Zhen Republican duānjiàn
Rare type with stylized bat guard and baitong mounth.Wide Sino-Vietnamese knife
Large bowie-type blade with prominent raised backedge.Longquan jiàn by Wan Zi Hao
A Chinese shortsword made by a well-known Longquan maker.Silver overlaid Chinese hook sword
Typical Chinese hook sword, with seldom-seen fine silver wire overlay.Fine mid Qing matchlock musket
With a golden damascened lock of the Indo-Portuguese type.Small Chinese saber guard
Of pierced iron, elaborately cut with lotus petal border.17th century Chinese saber guard
With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.Tang dynasty horse head
Mounted on a custom hardwood standQing powder flask
Southern Chinese style with birds in plum branches.Fine Qing powder flask
Very good example with a finely carved warrior scene.Chinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.Qing imperial jade hilted dagger
An extremely rare dagger, made in the Qing court workshops.Qianmen war arrows
I am a bit of an arrow fetishist.
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 centuriesAssymetric 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.Nanban tsuba, a Canton group
Introduction
Among the genre generally classified as Nanban tsuba there is a distinct group with cha