Description (Physical description)
Strings comprise two of spun fibre, one plain (about to break) and one with central loop binding, and one loop bound with white and one with red (broken). Shorter part of bow is at bottom.
Event Date 1966
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
"Three types of Japanese composite bows: Take-Yumi plain bamboo-wood composite; Urushi-Yumi as above with lacquered finish; Shigeto-Yumi as above with lacquered finish and bindings" (John Seago, Society of Archer Antiquaries 11 Feb. 1999).
Event Date 1/3/1994
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Bowstring of spun fibre, possibly hemp. One loop, now loose, is bound with red string, and the other loop white. Bowstring bound is slightly loose.
Event Date 18/3/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu