Japanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.
SoldPeranakan "pending" buckle
Belt buckle from West-Java, worn by Peranakan and wealthy Javanese women.
SoldOttoman Kurdish kalkan
A small, heavily reinforced buckler as used by Ottoman Kurdish infantry.
SoldSabiki or "Wahhabite jambiya"
With a long, sword-like blade characteristic of this type. With original belt.
SoldThe saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-Daruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.
€420,-Palembang twist-core pedang
A Palembang style sword with a fine twist-core blade and carved hardwood scabbard.
SoldWan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro
Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.
€460,-Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
€2200,-Fine Peranakan belt buckle
This style was produced in Tangerang, just West of Batavia, now Jakarta.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryA streaked lin gin
These ornate versions with hairpin forged blades were worn by local royalty.
SoldDouble shortswords with belt hook
A classic set of Chinese double swords, complete with suspension and hook.
SoldCast iron compass rose guard
A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.
SoldIndonesian cockfighting spurs in box
Weapons not for man, but for an unfortunate rooster. Retired, in a hardwood box.
SoldAfghan sickle, called lohar
Of typical design, forged from one piece of iron, overlaid with brass on one side.
SoldSE Asian dha (carbon 14 dated)
In excavated condition. With XRF and radiocarbon dating results.
SoldAn old dha (carbon 14 dated)
Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.
€1000,-Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestThe Wiasemsky Montagnard dha
Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.
€1800,-A Sinhalese kirichchiya
A rare type of Sinhalese dagger with stylized bird hilt and blade with backedge.
€400,-Ainu sword in Japanese polish
Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.
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