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  • Sawasa hunting hanger logo

    A sawasa hunting hanger

    Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.

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  • Nanban kozuka

    A nanban kozuka / kogatana

    Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.

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  • South Sulawesi sword VOC marked blade

    Sulawesi sword with VOC blade

    A very good sword from South Sulawesi (Celebes) with silver mounts and a dated VOC blade.

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  • Aviz tsuba

    House of Aviz tsuba

    A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

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  • Indonesian Blunderbuss

    An Indonesian blunderbuss

    Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.

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  • Korean guard

    A Korean sword guard

    Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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  • Asian export sword guard

    Asian export disc guard

    The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.

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  • Japanese tsuba

    A Japanese nanban style tsuba

    Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w

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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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  • Qing om a hum mantra saber guard

    Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

    A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

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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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  • Compass rose guard logo

    Cast iron compass rose guard

    A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

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  • Canton style sword guard

    Fine Canton-style export sword guard

    Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

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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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  • Iron ship sword guard

    Iron ship sword guard

    A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

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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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  • Asian Export Tsuba

    Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

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

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  • Kiyou Toujin tsuba

    Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

    A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

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  • Sawasa style guard logo

    Sawasa style iron guard

    Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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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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  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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