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6th March 2010, 06:23 AM
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Identify Japanese weapon ? art fantasy
I recently acquired a Meiji era painting depicting a Japanese man carrying what I take to be a weapon in the naginata family. I am not aware of any japanese weapon with the extra 'hook' although it is found on the Chinese Guan Dao, which this resembles. Anyone know of any specific Japanese weapon that looks like this. The painting dates to about 1905. I am pretty sure it is a military reference due to the traditional standards seen in the background.
cheers David |
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6th March 2010, 07:01 AM
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Do a search on "bisento." It's the Japanese version of the Guan dao.
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7th March 2010, 12:40 AM
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And it's Thai relative: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11512
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7th March 2010, 02:24 AM
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A beautiful Chinese example:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=guan |
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11th March 2010, 02:00 PM
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In Korean, it's called a weoldo
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