Arrowhead (<i>Yanone</i>)
16th–19th century
Medium
Steel
Dimensions
L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. of head 3 1/8 in. (7.8 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Wt. 2.05 oz. (59 g)
Classification
Archery Equipment-Arrowheads
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession Number
32.75.494
Art Historical Context
This exquisite steel arrowhead, known as *Yanone* and signed by the maker Seijiro, dates to the 16th–19th, a dynamic era in Japanese history spanning the late Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama, and Edo periods.ed for archery equipment, it measures 10 3/4 inches in total length, with a 3 1/8-inch head, showcasing the precision engineering of Japanese arms makers. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Arms Armor Department, it entered the collection through the generous gift of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia in 1932. In Japanese culture, *yanone* were more than mere projec...