Asian arms in Dutch master paintings
Dutch masters' fascination with exotic Asian wares shown in a series of paintings.
Bow by Yang Wentong
One of the last bows by Yang Wentong, father of Yang Fuxi.
Rare Ottoman war arrow
With a small, barbed armor-piercing point and early style painted shaft.
Rare Korean war arrow
With a large double-edged tip and golden cresting.
Various Indian arrows
An assortment of Indian arrows with various heads.
Chinese target arrow
With snake skin nock. Probably made by Ju Yuan Hao in the 1950s.
Gōng jiàng yíng (弓匠營)
The bow and arrow maker's quarters in Beijing.
Yáng Fúxǐ (杨福喜)
Manchu bow maker of the Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號) shop, Beijing. Active 1998-present.
Yáng Wéntōng (杨文通)
A 20th-century Manchu bow maker of the Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號) shop, Beijing.
Yáng Ruìlín (杨瑞林)
A Manchu bow maker. Owned Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號).
Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號)
A famous bow making shop in Beijing, still active.
Bow by Ju Yuan Hao of Beijing
Made by the last operational bowyer of China, probably for the Mongolian market.
Iron mounted Qing bowcase & quiver
With iron mounts with golden overlay of dragons.
Bàojiàn (骲箭)
Chinese name for a class of arrows with a large, non-ferrous head. Many are whistles, some are blunts.
Liùdàomù (六道木)
Chinese name for a strong and heavy wood used for staffs and arrow shafts.
Republican period whistle arrow
Dating from the revival period of Chinese archery in the 1930s.
Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
Malachite Manchu archer's ring
Such rings were worn by Qing dynasty "bannermen" as a sign of their status as a conquest elite.
Xián gé dā (弦挌搭)
Chinese term for the knot in a bowstring.
Gōng xián (弓弦)
Chinese term for the bowstring.
Gōng miàn (弓面)
Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually made of buffalo horn.
Huà huà pí (畫樺皮)
Chinese term for the "painted birch bark" often covering composite bows.
Gōng nǎo (弓腦)
Chinese term for the "knee" of a composite bow.
Gōng diànzi (弓墊子)
Chinese term for the string bridge on some types of composite bows.
Kòuzi (扣子)
Chinese term for the string notch on each bow tip.
Shāo tóu (弰頭)
Chinese term for the tips on either end of a bow.
Jiàn liūzi (箭溜子)
Chinese term for the spot on the bow where the arrow slips by.
Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".
Wǔkē gōng (武科弓)
Chinese term for heavy bows, often used for strength testing and training.
A Qing strength bow
A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.
A deconstructed Qing bow
For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.
Qing folding bow
A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
Telep
A Bornean term for a dart quiver.
Róda dedáli
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a bird-shaped head.
Bedor
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
Waráyang
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a serpentine arrowhead.
Trisúla
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a trident shaped head.
Paspáti
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a crescent moon shaped arrowhead.
Chákra
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a wheel attached.
Pana
Old Javanese word for "arrow".
Gendewa
Old Javanese name for bow.
Box of Javanese arrows
Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.
Usa dunna (උස දුන්න)
Sinhalese name for their longbow. Literally: "high bow".
Maha dunna (මහා දුන්න)
Sinhalese term for a longbow. Literally: "great bow".
Ītala (ඊතල)
Sinhalese word for "arrow".
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
Dunna (දුන්න)
Sinhalese word for "bow".