werner Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Hi, Just wondered about this item: http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Raden-copp ... 19c23c3a0b It appears to me to be very short...I thought that these were a lot longer? Regards, Jock Quote
sanjuro Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Hi Jock. The ebu (proper name for a naginata shaft) is usually between five and a half and seven feet long. This one has been drastically cut down, or it may be the ebu of a nagamaki although it looks short even for that. It appears to be an Edo period ebu (the style of makii inlay suggests a late piece). :D Quote
Ted Tenold Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe was a palanquin yari. Or cut down to be a walking stick. :lol: Quote
sanjuro Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 I've never seen a palanquin yari with an oval section shaft, although I guess it is possible. What I have seen on a few occasions though, is a naginata with a greatly shortened ebu and a shirasaya. The ebu most likely cut down to make it easier to handle by a collector, the shortened ebu being a good basis for the koshirae of the original naginata without the unwieldy length. Aoi art had one for sale mid/late last year that had been cut down this way. Quote
werner Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Posted January 8, 2011 ....Thanks heaps...Keith & Ted... Jock Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted January 8, 2011 Report Posted January 8, 2011 Shorter (Te-) Yari and Naginata are supposed to be conceived for fighting in confined spaces as indoor or Japanese small courtyards. Can't subscribe totally, but it makes some sense. Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 Could be, even if there's no maki there. Possibly an Edo show-off Nakamaki staff ? Quote
Marius Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 Could be, even if there's no maki there. Possibly an Edo show-off Nakamaki staff ? I bet this is a cut-down naginata pole. Quote
Marius Posted January 10, 2011 Report Posted January 10, 2011 Could be, even if there's no maki there. Possibly an Edo show-off Nakamaki staff ? I would say this is the upper part of a a cut-down naginata pole. They often cut down long poles to ship them. This looks like such a case... Quote
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