Yumi bow

In general, the yumi bow consists of two faces made out of bamboo, the front face (that is on the external side of the bow, closer to the target) and the back face (the one closer to the archer). T…

Japanese Samurai Yumi Bow

The steps of drawing and firing the Yumi.

"El arco susurra a la flecha antes de lanzarla: me debes tu libertad". - Rabindranath Tagore

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Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The short bow of shaped wood, partly covered with gold and red-lacquered leather, with black highlights, the arrows with dark brown and gold-lacquered shaft and white feather flights, contained in an ebira (quiver) of wood and leather, the lower cup of leather, lacquered in gold with mitsu-ogi-maru-mon and kiku-mon (chrysanthemum crests); with two wood storage boxes. The bow 75cm (25½in) long, the arrows 88.7cm (24 7/8in) long. (15).