Dragon Cloud Yanone, Japanese Arrowhead

Description

Dragon Cloud Yanone, Japanese Arrowhead

This Japanese arrowhead (
Yanone
) is faithfully reproduced from an original museum piece.

The Japanese arrowheads called
Yajiri
or
Yanone
had many uses and shapes.Some were strictly utilitarian while others were beautifully pierced and decorated and used primarilyfor presentations and temple offerings. It is said that a samurai had a quiver of 26 arrows (
Ya
) and one of them, called the
Kabura-Ya
or
Whistling Arrow
, wasonly used if the battle was lost.

Most pieces fall into one of several broad groupings. The
Dragon Cloud
offered here falls into the
rope cutter
pattern. Although they are sometimes referred to as ‘rope cutters’, it is more likely that they were primarily usedin battle and for big game hunting. This type of arrowhead was used throughout the Middle Ages, all the way up until the Renaissance and beyond. These arrowheads, either singly or in groups, are outstanding collectibles and are sure to be much talked about items in your collection.

Made by Hanwei.

Details:

-Overall length: approx. 24.1 cm

-Weight: approx. 20 g

– Manufacturer’s product no. : XH2225

Specs may slightly vary from piece to piece.