Plain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
SoldKatana in horse theme koshirae
Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.
SoldHan Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldTongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
SoldImportant Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
GalleryJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
Price on requestCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldSōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
SoldAinu sword with sash
With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.
GalleryGilt duanjian with foreign blade
Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.
€3200,-Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
SoldSukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
SoldGood late Qing Longquan jian
With bat-shaped guard. A very high-quality example for the time period.
SoldEastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao
A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.
SoldThe saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-Jīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryDouble shortswords with belt hook
A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.
SoldAinu sword in Japanese polish
Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.
GalleryLóngquán Daoist shuāngjiàn
A very good set of Daoist straightswords in a single scabbard. There is a lot to see here, but I will start with the…
SoldQing fangshi soldier's saber
A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.
SoldWakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
SoldUnusual Taiwanese sword
With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.
SoldVery good hudiedao set
With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.
SoldA fine late Qing jian
A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
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