4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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◉ A JAPANESE PALANQUIN BOW (RIMANKYUU) AND TWO RACKS OF SMALL ARROWS, EDO PERIOD
the bow with reflexed design made of whalebone, the back and belly painted with golden mon and the grip (nigiri) covered in deer hide with rattan bindings, the nocks curved with wide notch (some damage); the arrows (ya) comprising six small arrows of varying lengths and styles, the stand with space for eleven arrows and one bow; the racks lacquered black with eighteen matched arrows of narrow bamboo, some with iron tips, the bow: 60.5 cm (3)
An example of a palanquin bow, dating from the 18th Century, is preserved in the Royal Armouries collection (object number XXVIB.175).
Sold for £200
the bow with reflexed design made of whalebone, the back and belly painted with golden mon and the grip (nigiri) covered in deer hide with rattan bindings, the nocks curved with wide notch (some damage); the arrows (ya) comprising six small arrows of varying lengths and styles, the stand with space for eleven arrows and one bow; the racks lacquered black with eighteen matched arrows of narrow bamboo, some with iron tips, the bow: 60.5 cm (3)
An example of a palanquin bow, dating from the 18th Century, is preserved in the Royal Armouries collection (object number XXVIB.175).
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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