Japanese Yari Spearhead Signed Monju Kanehisa Edo Genroku Period 1688–1704 Glossy the exact smith is not

the exact smith is not represented in standard swordsmith directories

5" x 36" x 16

Known as a kakebuton or futon cover this is an antique Japanese fabric which dates to the late Meiji Era (c

made in the Imari kilns of Japan

Japanese Kutani Aka-e Plate Rakan Buddhist Figures Landscape Gold Meiji

Japanese Yari Spearhead Signed Monju Kanehisa Edo Genroku Period 1688–1704 Glossy the exact smith is notYari (Spearhead) by Monju Kanehisa Japan, Mino Province (Seki), Genroku period, 16881704Forged steel spearhead; tang with chiseled meiDimensions: 23in long, 4. 5in blade Five character mei reading Monju Kanehisa saku. The Monju epithet (after the bodhisattva Manjushri) is characteristic of the Seki schools of Mino Province, and this spearhead is consistent with late 17th century workmanship from that tradition. More than a blade style, the yari was