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Blade for a Spear (<i>Jūmonji-yari</i>) with Sheath

Munemichi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black shield with gold-colored etchings and a circular gold emblem in the center; etchings are swirly and decorative. Shield is shaped like a trapezoid with the top short side curved outward. Next to shield on the right is a spear with a silver metal blade with a protrusion extending down the center; blade branches into two curved pointed sections on either side near the top; below branches is a long thin brown wooden handle.

Artwork Details

Date
dated August 1727
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, copper
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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