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  • Republican era whistling arrow with burl wood head

    Republican period whistle arrow

    Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.

    Sold
  • Qing bowcase and quiver

    Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

    With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

    Sold
  • Yang Wentong bow logo

    Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

    Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.

    Sold
  • Ju Yuan Hao target arrow logo

    Chinese target arrow

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

    Sold
  • Western Chinese dao logo

    An unusual minority dao

    The wide blade with clipped tip mounted on a riveted wooden grip.

    Sold
  • Hudiedao logo

    Very good hudiedao set

    With fine carved hilts, substantial bronze D-guards, and subtle signs of heat treatment on the blades.

    Sold
  • Korean war arrow

    Rare Korean war arrow

    With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.

    Sold
  • Ju Yuan Hao bow by Yang Wentong

    Bow by Yang Wentong

    One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.

    Sold
  • Unusual Taiwanese sword logo

    Unusual Taiwanese sword

    With a straight blade of asymmetrical grind and a strongly Chinese inspired scabbard.

    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 2

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

    €375,-
  • 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
  • Pierced iron saddle logo

    Pierced iron saddle

    Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.

    Gallery
  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

    Japanese mail set, with small ring vest and coif sewn to a thick cotton undergarment.

    Sold
  • Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

    Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

    An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

    Sold
  • 19th century Qing fangshi peidao logo

    Qing fangshi soldier's saber

    A rare surviving example of the simple military version of this style.

    Sold
  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

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

    Sold
  • A Chinese executioners sword logo

    A Chinese headman's sword

    Of rare form with short but very heavy double-edged blade.

    Sold
  • Chinese báitóng whip

    Chinese báitóng whip

    A Chinese traditional hidden striking weapon, this time executed in the "white copper" alloy.

    Sold
  • Nakago kozuka logo

    Signed nakago kozuka

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

    €400,-
  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

    Sold
  • Daoist shuangjian

    Lóngquán 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…

    Sold
  • Hudiedao with Tongsheng marking

    Signed húdiédāo set

    Of military style with long, narrow blades and ribbed hardwood grips.

    Gallery
  • S-shaped Chinese spearhead

    Wavy Chinese spearhead

    Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

    Sold
  • Korean jangdo

    Golden inlaid Korean jangdo

    Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.

    Sold
  • Yunnan Dai dagger

    A fine Yunnan Dai dagger

    With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.

    Sold
  • Mongolian target quiver logo

    Mongolian target quiver

    Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.

    Sold
  • Studded Kham dagger logo

    Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

    A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.

    Sold
  • Paiwan tjakit logo

    Paiwan tjakit with provenance

    It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.

    Sold
  • Ainu sword logo

    Ainu sword in Japanese polish

    Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.

    Gallery
  • Ainu sword hilt logo

    Ainu sword hilt

    Made of wood, with a silver ornamental fitting of remarkable workmanship.

    Sold
  • Lalaw sword logo

    Large Atayal lalaw sword

    A particularly nice example with 120 iron bands holding the blade.

    Sold
  • Nanban kogai and kozuka called futakoromono

    Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

    The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.

    Price on request
  • Unusual Chinese saber with figure head pommel logo

    Unusual Chinese saber

    Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

    €750,-
  • Compass rose guard logo

    Cast iron compass rose guard

    A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

    Sold
  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

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

    Sold
  • Carved scabbard shuangjian logo

    Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

    A paired jian of fushou type, with carved hardwood scabbard.

    Sold
  • Early duanjian logo

    Early Chinese shortsword

    A classic duanjian, but of somewhat earlier manufacture than most.

    Sold
  • Kuiwen shuang duanjian logo

    Chinese paired shortswords

    Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

    Sold
  • Chinese double swords with hook

    Double shortswords with belt hook

    A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

    Sold
  • Medium length Chinese straightsword jian logo

    Chinese medium size jian

    A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.

    Sold
  • Jun Huo Ju saber logo

    Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

    Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

    Sold
  • Jun Huo Ju Shuangshoudao logo

    Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo

    Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

    Sold
  • Garlic bulb mace logo

    Chinese garlic mace

    Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.

    Sold
  • Chinese crescent moon maces logo

    Chinese crescent tipped maces

    A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.

    Sold
  • Podao logo

    Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

    With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

    Sold
  • Jinchuan Fanjian logo

    Jīnchuān shortsword

    Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.

    Gallery
  • Kunihiro wan-gata tsuba

    Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

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

    €460,-
  • Daruma tsuba logo

    Daruma tsuba

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

    €420,-
  • Qing dynasty dadao logo

    A large Qing dàdāo

    Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

    Reserved
  • Qing military saber with Manchu label logo

    The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

    A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.

    €1900,-
  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

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

    Sold

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