Lance "jumonji yari" ·  Japan · ID: 3039261

Description

T-shaped tip, the blades ridged and double-edged, made from laminated steel (“tamahagane”), on round wooden shaft fixed by metal spout, decor with lacquered bamboo strips, metal applications and spout at shaft end, slightly dam.;
“sojutsu” is the japanese martial art of fighting with a japanese lance “yari”, which developed during the Sengoku time (about 1477 to 1573) when the “yari” replaced the “naginata” (sword lance) on the battle fields. The “yari” became very popular as a weapon for the “samurai” and foot troops “ashigaru”. The “yari” was used in close combat (fencing) but was not thrown (difference between lance and spear).

Comparing literature

Noever, P. (Hg.), Das alte Japan, München, New York 1997, p. 154, ill. 130