Description:

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A hand-carved wooden spear staff known as a yari with a lengthy wooden staff body, slender cords wrapped around the midsection, and an upper body decorated with hundreds of petite nacre fragments. The top of the pole body once housed a narrow spear blade, though the conical, forged-iron end cap served as an emergency weapon when the yari blade was damaged. Size: 42.2" L x 0.8" W (107.2 cm x 2 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in September 2016; ex-private Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan collection

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#154823

  • Condition: Original blade missing. Losses to some inlaid nacre fragments as shown. Minor loosening to thread around upper body, and light abrasions to wood component. Nice patina throughout.

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