Japanese Short Bow

dantolin · Post by **dantolin** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:10 am

Thanks for share, Dusan
I was looking for hankyus and no one found, your pics make me very happy
Thank you,
David, from Spain

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:20 pm

Thank you David, i like this site and i am happy if i can help .

jkekoni · Post by **jkekoni** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:44 pm

What is the length of that short bow. Is it a short bow in non japanese sense too?

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:00 pm

I don?t know. I only estimate froml lenght of his arrows.

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:18 pm

Very interesting pics from Takako Hanamoto site ," Society for armour of Japan" founded from Yoshihiko Sasama. Old Short yumi bow

Short arrows in case

And very interesting Gift(?) arrow.

Jos?Dom · Post by **Jos?Dom** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:04 pm

Very interesting, thanks for the pictures. One of the short bows looks similar to a bow from Jack Farrell?s collection.

Alex S. · Post by **Alex S.** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:36 am

The larger bow looks like it may be gift for newborn son, along with arrows as they have blunt tips, and smaller looks as if it is used for the indoor archery games...They seem to be in quite good condition.

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:03 pm

mistake...

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:05 pm

[quote="Dusan"]

Another short yumi.

wood bow from Hokaido

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:20 am

According to the box with the arrows, this is a set of 'yooryuu' (楊柳) bow and arrows for the popular indoor game 'willow bow shooting'. It was a competition between men and women and had some refined sexual connotation.

I have a book with the rules (in Japanese). The introduction says that it was a Chinese game that came to Japan in the Tang Dynasty. (I translated it in 'Chinese Archery'.)

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Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:27 am

This follows up my previous post: