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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Liuyedao with very good blade
DescriptionThis Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithi
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A rare chilseong-geom
A rare Korean saber with ray-skin grip and scabbard and silver overlaid iron mounts.
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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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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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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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Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
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Very fine Sinhalese kasthāné
With parcel gilding and ruby eyes, in a fine silver repousse scabbard.
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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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Chinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
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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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Korean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
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North Indian sosun pattah
A very good example of a sosun pattah, or "lily leaf", of elegant form.
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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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Cambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
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Deccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
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A fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
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Golden kabuto with iron menpo
A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.
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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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An antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
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Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
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Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
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Interesting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
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