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Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of an arrowhead titled "Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>)" by artist Yanone. The arrowhead is gray and made of metal. The top of the arrowhead comes to a point. Two cut out shapes are present on the arrowhead, one on top of the other. The top shape is like two joined hearts. The bottom shape has four rounded petals and resembles a flower or a clover. A long, thin handle extends down from the arrowhead. The background of the image is black. A white band runs horizontally across the top and bottom of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
13th–18th century
Medium:
Steel
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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