the first with eight arrows with various styles of narrow arrowheads (togari-ya), black flights (hane), and bamboo shafts, the quiver restored with black paint with a gold crest (mon) with visible restorations in the interior; the second with eight Japanese-style arrows with various small pointed arrowheads, white flights, and a mix of wooden and bamboo shafts, the quiver with leather belt loops and a dark gold mon (cover strap missing); the third with a total of twelve arrows with eight target points and one narrow Japanese arrowhead (togari-ya) and bamboo shafts (two missing arrowheads), the first quiver 108.0 cm long, the second and third 98.0 cm long (3)
Sold for £1,300
the first with eight arrows with various styles of narrow arrowheads (togari-ya), black flights (hane), and bamboo shafts, the quiver restored with black paint with a gold crest (mon) with visible restorations in the interior; the second with eight Japanese-style arrows with various small pointed arrowheads, white flights, and a mix of wooden and bamboo shafts, the quiver with leather belt loops and a dark gold mon (cover strap missing); the third with a total of twelve arrows with eight target points and one narrow Japanese arrowhead (togari-ya) and bamboo shafts (two missing arrowheads), the first quiver 108.0 cm long, the second and third 98.0 cm long (3)
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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