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Ceremonial Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>)

Umetada Motoshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal arrowhead with a long, thin shaft and triangular tip. Two large pointed sections on either side at the top curve inward. A section underneath with a design resembling a bunch of grapes with leaves. The shaft is thin and rectangular with a wider section near the arrowhead; triangular designs on either side near the bottom. The background is black.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1645
Medium:
Steel
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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