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Republican period whistle arrow

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

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Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

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

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Chinese target arrow

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

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An unusual minority dao

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

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Very good hudiedao set

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

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Rare Korean war arrow

With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.

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Bow by Yang Wentong

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

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Unusual Taiwanese sword

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

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Antique Chinese spearhead

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

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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 3

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

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Pierced iron saddle

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

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Kusari katabira zukin

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

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Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

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

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Qing fangshi soldier's saber

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

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Japanese steel plate

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

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A Chinese headman's sword

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

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Chinese báitóng whip

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

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Signed nakago kozuka

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

€400,-
An Edo period kankyûtô

A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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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…

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Signed húdiédāo set

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

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Wavy Chinese spearhead

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

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Golden inlaid Korean jangdo

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

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A fine Yunnan Dai dagger

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

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Mongolian target quiver

Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.

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Fine Tibetan gem studded dagger

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

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Paiwan tjakit with provenance

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

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Ainu sword in Japanese polish

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

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Ainu sword hilt

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

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Large Atayal lalaw sword

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

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Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

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

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Unusual Chinese saber

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

€750,-
Cast iron compass rose guard

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

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Rooster fight kozuka

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

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Shuāngjiàn with carved scabbard

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

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Early Chinese shortsword

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

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Chinese paired shortswords

Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

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Double shortswords with belt hook

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

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Chinese medium size jian

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

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made saber

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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Jūn Huǒ Jú-made shuāng shǒudāo

Produced in the ordnance factory in Zengbu, near Guangzhou.

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Chinese garlic mace

Called suàntóu gǔduǒ in Mandarin, with characteristic brass head.

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Chinese crescent tipped maces

A highly unusual set of paired maces with crescent tips.

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Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

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Jīnchuān shortsword

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

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Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

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

€460,-
Daruma tsuba

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

€420,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

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The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

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

€1900,-
Japanese tsuba in Canton style

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

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