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Korean horn bow set

An old Korean hornbow from the 50s or 60s with string and arrows.

€1000,-
Chinese tiger shield

A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.

€6000,-
Gilt duanjian with foreign blade

Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.

€3800,-
Winged dragon tsuba

A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.

€2800,-
Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut

A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.

€18000,-
Yari with kusabi-hi

Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.

€2700,-
Suneate with Dutch leather

A pair of Samurai shin protectors finished with Dutch "goudleer".

€3600,-
Polished Sino-Vietnamese dagger

A heavy Sin-Vietnamese fighting knife, with recently polished blade.

€675,-
Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

€575,-
Peony karakusa tsuba

Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.

€350,-
Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

€350,-
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

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

€1900,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

€1600,-
Daruma tsuba

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

€420,-
Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

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

€460,-
Cast iron compass rose guard

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

€350,-
Unusual Chinese saber

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

€750,-
Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

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

Price on request
Signed nakago kozuka

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

€450,-
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

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

€400,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€9500,-
Qing openwork saber guard

A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.

€1500,-
Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

€800,-
Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

Price on request
Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

€400,-
Rare Jinchuan quiver

With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

€6500,-
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€1200,-
Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

€2000,-