Qing military rattan shield production
Translation of a page from Qing regulations that describes the production of the Qing military rattan shield.
Chinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.
Large Aceh peurise
A very fine and exceptionally large example fo the Aceh rattan shield.
Early Indian shield
Made of thick lacquered hide, with a single brass boss
Signed Chinese rattan shield
This one has the early, peaked form and is signed by its maker.
Ottoman Kurdish kalkan
A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.
An unusual ḍhāl
A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.
Ḍhāl (ढाल)
Hindi word for shield.
Téngpái (藤牌)
The Chinese rattan shield
Chinese téngpái
The famous tiger faced rattan shield as used by Chinese skirmishers.
Sēn shèng (森盛)
A Chinese rattan shield maker from Shanghai.
Khiên (盾)
The Vietnamese word for a circular shield of rattan, much like the téngpái (藤牌) of China.
Indian signed dhal from Gujarat
An interesting Indian dhal, a small shield that was signed by its maker from Gujarat.
Vietnamese rattan shield
Called khiên in Vietnamese.
Making a Chinese rattan shield
Ever since I acquired an antique Chinese tengpai (籐牌) or "rattan shield" I had been want