Accessories
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Quivers
[Ya-Ire]
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There were many styles of quivers
but the common type contains about 20 arrows and is called "Utsubo."
They were made with heavily lacqured paper strings or thin wood.
Another common quiver is a kind of stand which contains two
sets of simple quivers , each of which holds 11 arrows . The
stand has a space for two bows.
It should be carried like this.
100 Arrows Stand [Hyaku-ya-dai]. It is a kind of furniture stand which contains about 100 arrows. The idea of this stand was later incorporated in screen type furniture
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A Screen of Arrows [Ya-Byobu] |
The four faces of the screen each holds eleven arrows.
The screen was a decoration in a room which was made available for quick use. Each section has a height of 90 cm (three feet) and a width of 37 cm and the screen holds a total of 44 arrows. |
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Bow Cases [Yumi- Ire] |
| Bow cases made of heavily lacquered leather and decorated with family crests may be found. These cases were expensive items used by high grade Samurai. |
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Old Quiver for Training with Training Arrows |
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quiver, probably of the early 18th century, is made of
paper and has markings on both sides. It is 92cm long
and 7cm in diameter. Usually a training kit has four arrows
in the quiver. These arrows are thick and heavy than modern
training arrows.
The leather pouch is for gloves, extra bow strings, and
other accessories. |
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A
Stand for a Set of Two Bows with Quivers #1 |
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stand is simpler than #2, and is of a stick type. Like
#2 it also holds two bows and two quivers. One quiver
contains eleven arrows, and there may have been a standard
that a quiver was to hold eleven arrows. The quiver, when
it was removed from the stand, was held on the back of
the archer's belt. The stand was carried on parade when
a Samurai family moved to Edo( the capital) from its country. |
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A
Stand for a Set of Two Bows with Quivers #2 |
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stand is a box with sharp corners (at left) which holds
two bows and two quivers. The wooden box is covered with
leather lacquered colorfully with the crest of a butterfly,
which means it belonged to one of the very old families.
The height of the box is 92cm. One quiver contains eleven
arrows. |
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A Box for Arrows |
| This is called "Utsubo" which is made of wood. It keeps arrows correctly
but is not handy. It might be used for "Daimyo" parades. |
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