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

Munemichi

dated August 1727

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

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, copper

Dimensions

H. with sheath 22 7/8 in. (58.1 cm); spear (a): H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 14.5 oz. (411.1 g); sheath (b): W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 7.5 oz. (212.6 g); shaft (c): H. 78 in. (198 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4.1 oz. (1023.4 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris Jr., 2018

Accession Number

2018.833.26a–c

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