Subject: 侍 samurai warrior
Culture: Japanese
Setting: Edo period, Japan 17th-mid 19thc
Object: 槍 yari, なぎなた, 薙刀 naginata spears
Harwood International > Samurai Collection *
Spears (yari) have a long history in Japan and even play a part in the country's creation myth. Foot soldiers known as ashigaru usually carried spears with double-sided blades which were not thrown but used in thrusting motions during combat."
* Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art > Weapons and Warriors
