Muramasa masterpiece tantō
A masterpiece by the "cursed" smith, active in the early 16th century.
SoldGolden inlaid Korean jangdo
Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.
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.
SoldChinese openwork (loukong) saber guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.
SoldStudded Eastern Tibetan dagger
Of Kham area regional style, with a grip studded with turquoises and corals.
SoldA nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
SoldTaiwanese Aboriginal Pingpu knife
Introduction The Island of Taiwan was briefly under Dutch colonial rule in the 17th cen
SoldPingpu presentation knife dated 1921
Heavy socket-hilted plains knife with dated presentation scabbard.
SoldChinese jade handled dagger
It has a solid pale green jade hilt that is fitted to a silver collar-piece.
SoldAntique Chinese saber fittings
Description An antique set of scabbard fittings for a Chinese saber, probably second ha
SoldRare iconographic Mongolian style knife
Introduction Many Mongols, the Khalkas in particular, had close ties with the Manchu ru
SoldTrousse with "horse-tooth" blade
Accomplished by bending the edge up and down alternately and polishing it smooth again.
SoldA very rare Japanese knife
With a blade with a concave edge, in stained deerhorn mounts with fine silver wire inlays.
SoldChinese lòukōng sword guard
The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".
SoldEnamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.
SoldMasamune sword menuki
NBTHK Hozon. Charming menuki in the form of a sword, signed "Masamune" and a tachi scabbard.
SoldA fine Yunnan Dai dagger
With characteristic bulb pommel and silver plating on hilt and scabbard.
SoldChinese trousse with inlaid iron mounts
Background Sets with a knife and chopsticks -and sometimes some other utensils- were co
SoldChinese trousse in Mongolian style
With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.
SoldAsian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
SoldFine Kinai dragon tsuba
Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.
SoldA Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
Sold"Love of Lotus" Korean guard
Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty
SoldEzo style tsuba
Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount
SoldAsian export sword guard
An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that
SoldChinese hùshǒu with lantsa script
A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.
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