Tibetan 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.
SoldLiuyedao with very good blade
DescriptionThis Chinese liǔyèdāo is an excellent example of Chinese bladesmithi
SoldA rare chilseong-geom
A rare Korean saber with ray-skin grip and scabbard and silver overlaid iron mounts.
SoldKunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut
A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.
SoldLóngquán 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…
SoldPersian dagger with erotic scene
The walrus ivory hilt is expertly carved. The blade is wootz with fine gold overlay.
SoldMongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
SoldChinese saber with "naginata-hi"
A Chinese waist saber or yaodao / peidao of the first half of the 18th century.
SoldRare 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.
SoldKorean ceremonial saber
Of a type referred to as byeolungeom, "sword used by king’s guard officials".
SoldGolden inlaid Korean jangdo
Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.
SoldA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldOttoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
SoldA fine Chinese yànchìdāo
It comes with its complete set of fittings in a thick gauge of báitóng.
SoldGolden kabuto with iron menpo
A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.
SoldFine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
SoldPaiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
SoldAn antique chángdāo
Its large blade is of ridged cross-section, inspired by the Japanese design.
SoldA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldSukesada uchigatana made August 1523
With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.
SoldMamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
SoldA sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
SoldChinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.
SoldLarge Chinese Daoist sword
Chiseled in the blade is “勅今” which could either mean "imperial order" or "Daoist magic command".
SoldVery good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
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