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Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a weapon titled "Arrowhead" also referred to as "Yanone". The weapon has a metal head that is silver-gray in color with a darker hue on the lower portion. The head features a distinctive spade-shaped cutout in the center. The metal head tapers to a short neck and then transitions to a long, thin handle made of a darker material, likely wood or metal with a brown hue. The background of the image is solid black.

Artwork details

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