Pingpu presentation knife dated 1921
Heavy socket-hilted plains knife with dated presentation scabbard.
SoldRepeating pellet crossbow stock
A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.
SoldRare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
GalleryPolished Sino-Vietnamese dagger
A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.
SoldStudded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
SoldPaiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
SoldFine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
SoldA fine Yunnan Dai dagger
With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.
SoldBow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing
Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.
SoldRepublican period whistle arrow
Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.
SoldMalachite Manchu archer's ring
Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.
SoldA Qing strength bow
A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.
SoldA deconstructed Qing bow
For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.
SoldQing folding bow
A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.
SoldSino-Vietnamese fighting knife
A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.
SoldChinese trousse in Mongolian style
With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.
SoldTaiwanese aboriginal Rukai knife
A fine example with mother-or-pearl decorated hilt and scabbard.
GalleryChinese jade handled dagger
It has a solid pale green jade hilt that is fitted to a silver collar-piece.
SoldRare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru
SoldTaiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th cen
SoldChinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts
Background Sets with a knife and chopsticks -and sometimes some other utensils- were co
SoldA Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow
This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.
SoldChinese trousse set with glass trinkets
Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co
SoldTrousse with "horse-tooth" blade
Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.
SoldA Qing imperial quiver
From my personal collection. A quiver that was once worn at court ceremonies by high ranked officers and imperial…
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