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Repeating pellet crossbow stock

A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.

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Yidao guard

Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

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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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Korean bowcase & quiver

A very rare matching set of Korean bowcase and quiver.

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Korean horn bow set

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

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Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.

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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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Signed nanban style ship tsuba

Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

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Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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Unusual dragon gate guard

Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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Japanese tsuba in Canton style

Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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Rooster fight kozuka

Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.

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Cast iron compass rose guard

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

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Ainu sword hilt

Made of wood, with a silver ornamental fitting of remarkable workmanship.

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Mongolian target quiver

Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.

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An Edo period kankyûtô

A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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Bow by Yang Wentong

One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.

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Rare Korean war arrow

With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.

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Chinese target arrow

With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

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Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing

Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.

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Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver

With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.

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Republican period whistle arrow

Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.

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Chinese lòukōng sword guard

The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".

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Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

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

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Early lacquered quiver

It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.

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Malachite Manchu archer's ring

Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.

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A Qing strength bow

A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

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A deconstructed Qing bow

For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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Qing folding bow

A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.

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An interesting Japanese yari

Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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A Japanese wari-kōgai

Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

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"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

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Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

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

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Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

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House of Aviz tsuba

A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

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Rare Jinchuan quiver

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

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Qing archer's belt

Made of heavy silk with gilt copper alloy mounts.

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Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

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Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case

With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.

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A Korean sword guard

Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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Vintage Korean archery set

Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.

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A rare Qing bow

With translucent horn bellies glued on red pigment.

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A Chinese bow by Changxing

Rare extant work of a famous workshop in Chengdu.

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Antique Chinese saber fittings

Description An antique set of scabbard fittings for a Chinese saber, probably second ha

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Classic Choshu ship tsuba

The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

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Ono school ship tsuba

Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

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"Love of Lotus" Korean guard

Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty

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Ezo style tsuba

Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount

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Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

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A Japanese nanban style tsuba

Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w

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