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  • An orange Qing dynasty banner

    An orange Qing dynasty banner

    With a five-clawed imperial dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom.

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  • Wari kogai logo

    A Japanese wari-kōgai

    Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

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  • Chysanthemum tsuba

    Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

    Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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  • Ju Yuan Hao target arrow logo

    Chinese target arrow

    With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.

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  • Chinese guard logo

    Converted Chinese guard

    A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

    Worked in repousse, possibly once part of an ornamental piece of armor.

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  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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  • Sirdan logo

    A Sirdan, or Manchu war arrow

    This large and imposing type of war arrow is often compared to a small spear.

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  • Sword guard

    "South China Sea Guard"

    Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

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  • Indo-Chinese fighting dagger

    Sino-Vietnamese fighting knife

    A Chinese style fighting knife probably made in Yunnan or Vietnam.

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  • Ship tsuba

    Classic Choshu ship tsuba

    The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

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  • Ono school ship tsuba

    Ono school ship tsuba

    Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

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  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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  • Chinese javelin logo

    Chinese javelin head

    Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

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  • Asian Export Tsuba

    Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

    Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead logo

    Antique Chinese spearhead 3

    Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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  • Chinese iron ruler logo

    Chinese iron ruler

    Introduction As a non-military weapon, not much was written about Chin

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  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

    Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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  • Chinese - Vietnamese fighting knife

    Heavy Sino-Vietnamese dagger

    With a very thick and heavy blade and nicely worked brass mounts.

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  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

    Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.

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  • Japanese nanban tsuba

    A nanban tsuba

    A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

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  • Nanban tsuba with christian orb

    A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

    A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

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  • Korean knife or eunjangdo logo

    Korean knife or eunjangdo

    Description A small Korean knife called eunjangdo, literally "

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  • Antique Chinese spearhead

    Ming style spearhead

    A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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  • Tetsugendo Seiryuken Eiji tsuba

    Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

    Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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  • Manchu knife

    A large Manchu knife

    Of a type also issued to the Qing Vanguard.

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  • Deconstructed Qing bow logo

    A deconstructed Qing bow

    For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.

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  • Ming militia jian logo

    Early militia jian

    An early Chinese militia jiàn most likely dating from the Ming.

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  • Korean war arrow

    Rare Korean war arrow

    With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.

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  • Chinese pole arm logo

    Qing piandao polearm

    Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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  • Oxtail saber

    Niuweidao - oxtail saber

    DESCRIPTION A late Qing dynasty niuweidao (牛尾刀) or "oxtail sa

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  • Chinese martial flail

    Chinese war flail

    Introduction Flails derived off farming tools were used since antiquity

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  • Chinese trousse

    Chinese trousse set with glass trinkets

    Introduction Sets with a knife and chopsticks and sometimes some other utensils were co

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  • Militia dao

    Ming militia dao

    From the Ming-Qing transition period, with many typical Ming features.

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  • Malachite Manchu thumb ring logo

    Malachite Manchu archer's ring

    Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.

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  • Nanban style ship tsuba signed Hishu Kanesada logo

    Signed nanban style ship tsuba

    Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

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  • Kuiwen shuang duanjian logo

    Chinese paired shortswords

    Cantonese double swords with archaic dragon design mounts.

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  • Chinese double knives

    Southern Chinese double knives

    With carved hardwood grips. Complete with pigskin scabbard.

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  • S-shaped Chinese spearhead

    Wavy Chinese spearhead

    Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

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  • Nanban steel tsuba

    Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

    A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

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  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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  • Chinese double swords with hook

    Double shortswords with belt hook

    A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.

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  • Korean archery set with hornbow, quivers, arrows, bow bag and string logo

    Vintage Korean archery set

    Comprising of a bow, arrows, and string sent to the U.S.A. in 1964 plus an associated quiver.

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  • Strength testing bow logo

    A Qing strength bow

    A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.

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  • Chinese pellet crossbow

    Chinese pellet crossbow

    Introduction Pellet bows and crossbows have a long history in China.

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  • Chinese tiger fork

    Chinese tiger fork

    One of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.

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  • Chinese encyclopedia

    Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719

    Description A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Ch

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  • Korean love lotus guard

    "Love of Lotus" Korean guard

    Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty

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  • Ezo style tsuba

    Ezo style tsuba

    Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount

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  • Chinese forked mace logo

    Chinese forked mace

    A forked mace with cast ornament in the middle of the cross guard.

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  • Qing militia jian

    Seven stars militia jian

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

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  • Qing military rank badge

    Qing military rank badge

    Depicting the golden cat, representing the 6th military rank.

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