Yanone Swimming Dragon, Japanese Arrowhead

Treat yourself to Yanone Swimming Dragon, Japanese Arrowhead

Yanone swimming dragon, Japanese arrowhead

This Japanese arrowhead ( yanone ) is a replica of an original museum piece.

Japanese arrowheads, called yajiri or yanone , had many different uses and shapes. Some of them were strictly utilitarian, while others were ornate and decorated and used for temple performances and offerings. Samurai are said to have had a quiver of 26 arrows ( ya ) and one of these, called a kabura-ya or whistling arrow , was only used when the battle was considered lost. Most arrowheads fall into broad and specific groups. The swimming dragon arrowhead offered here belongs to the so-called watakusi (barbed) pattern . The shapes of these arrowheads are often extremely decorative and ornate, but at the same time terrifyingly effective. Their length varies from 2.5 cm to 16 cm and many of them often have cut-out patterns. These arrowheads, either individually or in groups, make great collector's pieces and will generate some conversation about your collection.

From hanwei.

Details:
- Total length: approx. 12"
- Weight: approx. 80 g
- Manufacturer item number: xh2221

Specifications may vary slightly from copy to copy.

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