Rare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
Mongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
Tibetan bowcase and quiver
Of the 19th century. Ex Stephen Selby collection.
Korean bowcase & quiver
A very rare matching set of Korean bowcase and quiver.
Korean horn bow set
An old Korean hornbow from the 50s or 60s with string and arrows.
A Solomon islands plaited bow
Made of palm wood, entirely decorated with plaited work.
Dayak dart quiver with darts
Complete with a large number of darts, some with poisoned tips.
Fine Dayak blowgun
Long piece, original length, with aso motif inlaid in blade.
Tibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
Mongolian target quiver
Combining surplus Qing mounts with Mongol leatherwork.
Bow by Yang Wentong
One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.
Rare Ottoman war arrow
With a small, barbed armor-piercing point and early style painted shaft.
Rare Korean war arrow
With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.
Various Indian arrows
An assortment of Indian arrows with various heads.
Chinese target arrow
With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.
Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing
Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.
Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver
With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.
Republican period whistle arrow
Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.
Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
Malachite Manchu archer's ring
Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.
A Qing strength bow
A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.
A deconstructed Qing bow
For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.
Qing folding bow
A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.
Box of Javanese arrows
Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
A Sinhalese lacquered bow
With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.
A rare bow from Kashmir
A sinew-backed bow with rather nice lacquer work.
Three Indian war arrows
Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.
Two Indian flight arrows
Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.
Three Indian anti-siege arrows
Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.
Five Indian arrows
From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.
Eight Indian bodkin arrows
Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.
Seven Indian broadhead arrows
With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.
An interesting Japanese yari
Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.
North Indian composite bow
With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.
Large Central Asian composite bow
With design features reminiscent of Persian and Indian bows.
Two fine north Indian arrows
With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".
Rare Jinchuan quiver
With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.
Qing archer's belt
Made of heavy silk with gilt copper alloy mounts.
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver
Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.
Early Tibetan or Mongol bow case
With gold and black painted face with geometric decor.
Vintage Korean archery set
Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.
A rare Qing bow
With translucent horn bellies glued on red pigment.
A Chinese bow by Changxing
Rare extant work of a famous workshop in Chengdu.
12 North Indian arrows
With katar-tipped heads and dark brown shafts.
Dayak blowgun dart quiver
Introduction
The Dayak people of Borneo used two to three meter long blowguns to hunt small
Chinese repeating crossbow
Perhaps one of the most famous and long-lived of Chinese weapons.
A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow
This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.
Heavy Manchu war or strength bow
With an estimated draw weight of 160-200 pounds.