Short Spear Juji Yari

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Short Spear Juji Yari

Place made:Japan, Asia

Culture: Japanese

Date: 1853

Medium: Steel and hard wood

Dimensions:

27 × 5 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (68.6 × 14 × 2.9 cm)

Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Robert R. Clemons

Object number: 2022.3.16.a-b

Markings: Tohi Kuma Enju Nobukatsu

Provenance: Robert Clemons Collection The tag accompanying the weapon gives the name of the smith, the date of manufacture, and the location of the examiners in Shizuoka Prefecture, as the 7th month of Showa 4 (July, 1929) ??

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Label Text

Juji yari, or short spear with blade shaped as the character for “ten”

Maker Unknown
Japan, dated to 1853
Hand forged steel with hardwood handle

Bequest of Robert R. Clemons

2022.3.16.a-b

The character for the number ten is crossed-shaped, and it is read as ju in Japanese.

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Asian Art

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Short Spear Juji Yari

Short Spear Juji Yari