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Yumidai
Apr 29, 2018 8:55:05 GMT -5
Post by Miura Suzume on Apr 29, 2018 8:55:05 GMT -5
ひさしぶりです! During my research on ways to improve my archery kit, I stumbled upon a thing referred to as a yumidai, though it looks very different from the archery stands I've come across before now. This particular item is attributed to the 18th century/mid-Edo period. I can't seem to find anything else that looks quite like this--any and every picture I've found is of this specific yumidai. Without any backup from art or other extant pieces, I am unable to get a bead on the earliest point this crazy thing could have been made and used. Have you experts any insight or sources I've missed?
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Yumidai
May 1, 2018 6:25:40 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2018 6:25:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure any of our actual arms and armor experts still read this board. I'm far from an expert, but I've done a lot of browsing over the years, and I've not seen something like that before. It looks more like a bow *case* to me than a bow *stand*, and was possibly a custom job for the original owner.
The applicability of one-off objects to the SCA is debatable. Some people don't want anything to do with something they can't support with multiple examples, hoping to demonstrate broader traditions and culture.
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