Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
GalleryTibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
SoldQing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
SoldSōshū sword with tachi koshirae
Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.
SoldSouth Indian pattissa
An early example, late Vijayanagara empire, with a fine wootz spatulate blade.
SoldA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
Gallery17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
GalleryPierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
GalleryDutch chiseled iron smallsword
Part of a group of rare late 17th century examples, representing the finest of its kind.
GalleryNorthern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
Price on requestMing jian with chiseled mounts
A very early, full-length type, rarely seen with chiseled iron mounts.
GalleryTibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Price on requestChinese twistcore presentation saber
An unusually large presentation saber in the style of high-end Chinese military sabers.
GalleryKunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
SoldJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
Price on requestLóngquán 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…
SoldTalwar of Mohta Bakhtawar Singh
A fine Marwari talwar presented to the Dewan (chief minister) of Bikaner in 1756 A.D.
SoldAinu sword with sash
With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.
GalleryMongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
SoldA 17th century Manchu saber
A massive 17th century saber blade with markings in Manchu and Chinese.
GalleryVery fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
SoldNanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestRare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
GalleryFiranghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
SoldShuangjian with ivory grips
A deluxe set of double straightswords with carved ivory grips and gilt mounts.
GalleryChinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
SoldChinese saber with U-grooves
With twist-core steel and of early liuyedao form. Probably 17th century.
GalleryWootz talwar with pierced scabbard
With fine gold overlaid hilt, tight-grained wootz blade and elaborately pierced scabbard.
SoldPersian 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
SoldFine Taiwanese chieftain's sword
A very ornate example worn by chieftains of the Rukai and Paiwan tribes of Southern Taiwan.
SoldDeccan 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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