Southern Taiwanese sword
A Taiwanese sword with a long blade of asymmetrical cross-section; the left side is flat and the right side has a ridge…
SoldSilver overlaid Chinese hook sword
Typical Chinese hook sword, with seldom-seen fine silver wire overlay.
Price on requestShiga-Seki Kanenobu katana
Active circa 1492-1501, a smith with Sōshū roots. Ō-wazamono, jō-saku.
Sold62 plate kabuto with maedate
Each plate with raised rib, the visor embossed with simulated eyebrows.
SoldChinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.
€3800,-Mother of pearl inlaid katana kake
In black and gold urushi lacquer, with fine mother-of-pearl inlays with aquatic landscapes on both sides.
€8000,-Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet
The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.
SoldPainted conical bamboo helmet
DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor
SoldLarge Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
€2200,-Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
SoldArchaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.
SoldMing period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
€3000,-Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
€2800,-Southern Chinese húdiédāo set
Wide-bladed pair with eccentric hilt features. Complete with scabbard.
€1600,-Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
€2000,-Chinese village dāo
A simple utilitarian weapon, probably made for rural martial artists or militia.
€450,-Large Ming tuánliàn jiàn
A large piece dating from the Ming-Qing transition period of the 17th century.
SoldEchizen Kanesada in striking koshirae
Blade with fine dragon horimono. The mounts signed Sōmin and Masatatsu.
SoldFine autumn themed daishō
Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.
Price on requestPlain dha with baldric
Nice plain dha as used in Yunnan, Burma, and northern Thailand. Complete with baldric.
SoldVery good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
SoldKatana in horse theme koshirae
Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.
SoldHan Plain Red Banner saber
Southern Chinese saber made for a soldier under the Plain Red Banner.
SoldNorthern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
€18000,-Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Qing peidao with gold grooves
With fine 18th century blade that combines many stylistic features.
SoldImportant Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana
12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.
GalleryJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
SoldCambodian long saber
Sized like the Chinese changren dadao, yet the execution of the hilt is Cambodian.
SoldChinese fighting carrying pole
A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.
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