Yanone
| Yanone | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Bow weapon |
| Designations: | Yano-Ne, Yajiri |
| Use: | Arrowhead |
| Region of origin / author: |
Japan , armory |
| Distribution: | Japan |
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The Yanone or Ya-No-Ne , Yajiri are Japanese arrowheads .
description
The Yanone is available in many versions, which differ in length, width and shape. The various forms are divided into six main classes:
- Togari-Ya : The Yanone. are pointed, tapering to the point. General use for war. They are designed as armaments breakers.
- Yanagi-Ba : (Japanese willow leaf). This Yanone. have the shape of a leaf . They are wider in shape and usually decorated with cut-out ornaments such as sakura (Japanese cherry blossoms), Inome (Japanese heart-shaped, or boar's eye ), Mon (Japanese family coat of arms), or with other geometric patterns. This version of the yanone originated in the Momoyama period (1573-1615). The signature is usually located below the cut-out opening, towards the shoulder of the blade.
- Karimata : (Japanese rope cutter). The tops of the Yanone. are worked into a V that is wide open at the tips. Contrary to their name, they were rarely used for cutting rope, but were also used for hunting and hunting games for training. The distance between the tips is between 3.80 cm and 15 cm. The signatures are usually on one or both sides of the blade.
- Watakusi : (Japanese meat cutter). The tips are very sharp and have barbs . This type of yanon is usually very aesthetically crafted, but leaves terrible wounds when used. They are available in lengths from about 2.5 cm to about 15 cm. They are often decorated with patterns that have been sawn out. Their type of hamon varies from Suguha (straight line of hardness) to Gunome.Midare (irregular, undulating hard line).
- Tagone-Ya : (Japanese chisel). The tip is made in the shape of a chisel .
- Kaburi-Ya : ( Japanese whistling arrow). This Yanone shape was worked like a vase and was hollow. There are holes on the outside wall. When fired, these arrows made a loud, whistling sound that was used for signaling and psychological warfare . The loud sound of the arrows fired en masse frightened the horses and made the troops restless. They are made of horn, metal, wood or bone. Some versions are equipped with an additional tip in front of the pipe body. Only a few specimens have survived, as the models made of horn, bone and wood were badly damaged by insects .
There are many subclasses whose names go back to the shape of the tips, depending on how they were shaped. For example: bamboo leaf, camellia leaf, tree leaf, aoi leaf, fish head, crab claw, dragon tongue and wild goose beak. They were also given for hunting , gifts and as a reward for service rendered. Many of the Yanons are worked out as real works of art, which are adorned with filigree depictions of animals, landscapes and figures. These tips are not used for war, but are only used for representative purposes and as temple gifts. The yanons are often made of the same high quality as the Japanese swords (e.g. katana , tachi ), daggers ( tantō ) and lances ( yari ). The steel is often folded and hardened with clay coating . Many of the blades also have a signature (Japanese Mei).
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 673.
literature
- Frances Seyssel-Hawley, Burton Sherman: Bows, arrows & quivers of ancient Japan. Hawley Publications, 1994, ISBN 0-910704-91-0 .
- Oscar Ratti, Adele Westbrook: Secrets of the samurai: a survey of the martial arts of feudal Japan. Tuttle Publishing, 1991, ISBN 0-8048-1684-0 , p. 184.
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