Items | Mandarin Mansion

Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

€2000,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€9500,-
Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

€800,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

€1800,-
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.

€2000,-
Tibetan shortsword with pierced mounts

With characteristic pointy hairpin forged blade.

€1550,-
Eastern Tibetan or Yunnan zhibeidao

A simple piece, but with a nicely etched blade typical for the Tibetan / Sichuan borderlands.

€600,-