Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
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Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
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Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
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Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
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South Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
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A rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
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17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
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Pierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
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Dutch chiseled iron smallsword
Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.
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Northern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
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Ming jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
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Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
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Chinese twistcore presentation saber
An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.
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Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
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Jumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
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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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Talwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
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Ainu sword with sash
With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.
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Mongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
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A 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
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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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Rare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
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Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
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Shuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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Chinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.
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Wootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
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Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
€9600,-
Rare Chinese twistcore saber
Background Most Chinese swords and sabers are made with a hard high carbon steel
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Fine Taiwanese chieftain's sword
A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.
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Deccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
€9000,-
Fine dated talwar from Ratlam
With Mamluk style blade decor and inscriptions on both blade and hilt.
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