Japanese yari (spear) retained with its koshirae.

A complete mounted Japanese spear with dark fittings and a decorative shell-inlay or mother-of-pearl-effect finish to the koshirae. The surviving mounting is an important part of the object and gives the piece considerable display presence.

The earlier Yamazakura catalogue described the finish as mother of pearl; this wording is treated here as a previous identification rather than a confirmed material analysis. No firm smith, school or period attribution is made from the available catalogue information.

Condition is consistent with age and use; please study the photographs, which form part of the description.

Because of the overall length of mounted yari, please contact Yamazakura for an appropriate shipping and insurance quotation.