Tibetan style pierced saddle plate
With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"
Sold17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
GalleryFangshi officer's saber
With a good blade and a set of fittings that exceed the quality of most of this period.
SoldChinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
SoldVintage Korean archery set
Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.
SoldLarge Southern Chinese saber
Built around a beautifully forged blade, in full polish, revealing a burl grain pattern.
SoldAn antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
SoldEarly Chinese duǎndāo
With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.
SoldA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
GalleryA 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
GalleryAntique wide bladed hudiedao
Introduction The hudiedao (蝴蝶刀), are a type of double swords peculiar to t
SoldVillage militia dadao
Description A large Chinese double handed falchion of a form that is both related to th
SoldA Yi / Lolo sword
Introduction The Yi or Nuosuo people are known as Lolo in early Western ethnographic wr
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.
SoldChinese double shortswords
A good set of the first half of the 19th century, with large and rather heavy forge folded blades.
SoldAntique Chinese saber fittings
Description An antique set of scabbard fittings for a Chinese saber, probably second ha
SoldRare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru
SoldClassic Choshu ship tsuba
The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.
SoldAntique Chinese jian
A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.
SoldRepublican jian with etched blade
Description A large and rather interesting Chinese jian dating from the Chines
SoldLate Qing southern saber
With differential heat-treatment, creating a cloudy crystalline effect along the edge.
SoldRepublican duanjian with good blade
Description An unusual piece: Jian with these mountings are usually of the long type, o
Sold"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty
SoldEzo style tsuba
Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount
SoldA Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
SoldChinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
SoldKorean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
SoldAntique Chinese bronze mace
Introduction Chinese civilian martial artists used a wide variety of weapons.
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
SoldQing dynasty hunter's powder flask
Introduction The elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China fro
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