Yari
Japanese
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel, Wood, Copper, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima]
Measurements
1745 mm (Length)130 mm (W)
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328917
Summary
Spear; Yari. Japanese spear. Steel t-shaped head with copper ferrule. Long wooden shaft painted black with inlaid square fragments of mother-of-pearl. Two copper bands, copper grip and copper band with metal blunt end.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Japanese , maker