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  • An orange Qing dynasty banner

    An orange Qing dynasty banner

    With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.

    Sold
  • Wari kogai logo

    A Japanese wari-kōgai

    Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

    Sold
  • Ju Yuan Hao target arrow logo

    Chinese target arrow

    With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

    Sold
  • Chysanthemum tsuba

    Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

    Large example with gold and silver overlay.

    Sold
  • Chinese guard logo

    Converted Chinese guard

    A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

    Sold
  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

    Worked in repousse, possibly once part of an ornamental piece of armor.

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  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

    Sold
  • Sword guard

    "South China Sea Guard"

    Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

    Sold
  • Sirdan logo

    A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow

    This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.

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  • Canton ship tsuba logo

    Canton tsuba with ship

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €300,-
  • Chinese soldier's bamboo hat

    Chinese bamboo helmet

    As worn by Southern Chinese military and militiamen.

    €300,-
  • Indo-Chinese fighting dagger

    Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

    A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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  • Chinese fighting knife

    Chinese ring pommeled knife

    Of a type used by bandits, brigands, pirates, and the like.

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  • Five dragon Canton tsuba logo

    Five dragon Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €350,-
  • Ship tsuba

    Classic Choshu ship tsuba

    The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

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  • Ono school ship tsuba

    Ono school ship tsuba

    Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

    Sold
  • Sawasa style guard logo

    Sawasa style iron guard

    Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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  • Peony karakusa tsuba

    Peony karakusa tsuba

    Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.

    €350,-
  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

    Sold
  • Chinese javelin logo

    Chinese javelin head

    Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

    Sold
  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 2

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    €375,-
  • Silver overlaid ceremonial arrowhead

    Ceremonial arrowhead

    Made of iron, shaped as a gourd, with silver overlay.

    €400,-
  • Canton tsuba logo

    Facing dragon Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €400,-
  • Water caltrop Canton tsuba logo

    Water caltrop Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €400,-
  • Lobed Canton tsuba logo

    Lobed Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €400,-
  • Asian Export Tsuba

    Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

    Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

    Sold
  • Kiyou Toujin tsuba

    Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

    A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

    Sold
  • Chinese - Vietnamese fighting knife

    Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

    Sold
  • Nakago kozuka logo

    Signed nakago kozuka

    A by-knife for a Japanese sword, with a hilt shaped like a sword tang.

    €400,-
  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

    Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

    Sold
  • Chinese iron ruler logo

    Chinese iron ruler

    Introduction As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chin

    Sold
  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Antique Chinese spearhead

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    Sold
  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 3

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

    Sold
  • Mini makiri logo

    Miniature Ainu makiri

    Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

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  • Daruma tsuba logo

    Daruma tsuba

    A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.

    €420,-
  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

    Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.

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  • A plain dha

    A plain dha

    Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.

    €450,-
  • Plain dha with baldric logo

    Plain dha with baldric

    Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.

    Sold
  • Village dao logo

    Chinese village dāo

    A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.

    €450,-
  • Chinese twisted hilt knife

    Twisted hilt knife

    Unusual Chinese knife with a twisted hilt with horn scales.

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  • Chinese conical painted bamboo helmet logo

    Painted conical bamboo helmet

    DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor

    €450,-
  • Japanese nanban tsuba

    A nanban tsuba

    A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

    Sold
  • Nanban tsuba with christian orb

    A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

    A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

    Sold
  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Ming style spearhead

    A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

    Sold
  • Korean knife or eunjangdo logo

    Korean knife or eunjangdo

    Description A small Korean knife called eunjangdo, literally "

    Sold
  • Pelet repeating crossbow logo

    Repeating pellet crossbow stock

    A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.

    Sold
  • Kunihiro wan-gata tsuba

    Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

    Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.

    €460,-
  • Tetsugendo Seiryuken Eiji tsuba

    Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

    Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

    Sold
  • Manchu knife

    A large Manchu knife

    Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

    Sold
  • Deconstructed Qing bow logo

    A deconstructed Qing bow

    For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

    Sold
  • Early Canton tsuba

    Early Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €500,-
  • Chinese bamboo helmet logo

    Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet

    The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.

    Sold

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