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Korbandi logo

Korbandi

Hindi word for a type of decoration with a plain center and gold or silver decorated borders.
Chinese Porcelain dish with the Virgin Mary and child

Chinese dish with lady mary and child

A rare early dish meant for a Christian market.
Eight immortals logo

Bāxiān (八仙), "Eight Immortals"

Eight figures from Chinese Daoist mythology.
Kuiwen logo

Kuíwén (夔紋)

Chinese decorative pattern consisting of archaic dragon motifs.
Gankyil logo

Gankyil

Tibetan name for a Buddhist symbol consisting of three or four elements in a circle.
Nias bekhu

Bekhu

Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.
Nias lasara logo

Lasara

Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.
Bhutanese patag sword with silver scabbard

Bhutanese "churi chenm" sword

This style was worn by nobles and senior officials.
Bodhi leaf logo

Bodhi tree

A fig tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.
Double edged Bhutanese dagger logo

Double-edged Bhutanese dagger

With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.
Medium length Chinese straightsword jian logo

Chinese medium size jian

A heavy piece with a substantial blade, with smooth bronze mounts.
Bagua logo

Bāguà (八卦) "Eight Trigrams"

Chinese meaning "Eight Trigrams", representing the fundamental principles of our world.
Daoist shuangjian

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 blades.
Sinhalese pihiya logo

An early "piha-kaetta"

Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
North Indian zulfiqar sword logo

Unusual Indian zulfiqar sword

With bifurcated S-shaped blade in talwar hilt.
Talwar with Mamluk style blade decor

Talwar with Mamluk style blade

In Punjabi style hilt, with elaborately chiseled blade.
Tumpal logo

Tumpal

Indonesian name for a triangular motif.
Tap-set-sien logo

Tap-set-sien

Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Mata kalong logo

Mata kalong

Long Way Dayak word for a type of decoration seen on mandau blades.
Serapendiya logo

Sérapéṅdiya

Sinhalese term for a mythical bird.
Astamangala logo

Astamangala

Tibetan for the Eight Buddhist Treasures
Chain embroidery

Sã̄gle buṭṭā (साँगले बुट्टा)

Nepali word that means "ornamentation in chains".
Dotted work logo

Mākhe buṭṭā (माखे बुट्टा)

Nepali word for a kind of ornamentation consisting of lines of small dots.
Hook work on kukri hilt

Haikale buṭṭā (हैकले बुट्टा)

Nepali word for a kind of ornamentation on a khukri handle, like a succession of hooks
Belahari work on kukri scabbard

Belahari buṭṭā (बेलहरि बुट्टा)

Nepali word for scrollwork embroidery on a khukuri scabbard.
Embroidery

Bel-buṭṭā (बेल्-बुट्टा)

Nepali word for scrollwork embroidery on a khukuri scabbard.
Kalas dangaya

Kaḷas-daṉgaya.

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of a mesh-like pattern with floral elements. Also called koḷa vẹla.
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Koḷa vẹla

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of a mesh-like pattern with floral elements. Also called kaḷas-daṉgaya.
Tani binduva logo

Tani binduva (තැනි බින්දුව)

A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of simple diamond shapes.
Bo kala logo

Bō-koḷa

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that resembles the leaf of a sacred fig tree.
Dẹla logo

Dẹla

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of a mesh of lines resembling a net.
Christian wooden mother-of-pearl inlaid cross Nguyen dynasty Vietnam

A Vietnamese Christian cross

Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
Late Qing jian logo

A fine late Qing jian

A step above the norm in quality for this period, with nicely pierced mounts.
Belu logo

Belu

A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.
Dhu alfaqar logo

Dhu alfaqar (ذو الفقار)

An Islamic legendary sword.
Qing military rank badge

Qing military rank badge

Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.
Ganga-jamni logo

Ganga-Jamni

Name for Indian work in two metals of contrasting colors, usually silver and gold.
Chu-pan

Chu-pan

A type of Burmese floral scrolling.
Qing militia jian

Seven stars militia jian

A short, stout Chinese straightsword of a type used by village defenses across the empire.
Eight Buddhist treasures

Eight Buddhist Treasures

A suite of eight auspicious symbols used in Buddhist art.
Inome logo

Inome (猪目)

"Boar's eye", a heart-shaped pattern commonly used in Japanese art.
Suli Vela

Suli Vẹla

A Sinhalese decorative motif that consists of circular vines.
Lanu-dangaya

Lanu-daṉgaya

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that resembles knotwork.
Pahade logo

Palā peti

Alternative Sinhalese term for a decorative motif consisting of stylized petals.
Pahade-logo

Pahade

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif consisting of stylized petals. Also known as palā peti.
Patura logo

Patura

Sinhalese term for a decorative motif that consists of elongated triangles with two sides of equal length.
Binduva logo

Binduva (බිඳුව)

A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of diamond shapes.
Gal bindu logo

Gal-bindu (ගල් බින්දු)

A Sinhalese decorative motif in lacquer that consists of diamond shapes.
Adara-kondu logo

Ādāra-koṇḍu

A Sinhalese decorative pattern that consists of plain lines.
Velpota logo

Vẹlpota

A Sinhalese decorative motif.