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/ref> Other types of ebira are more substantial and more boxlike, much like quivers from other countries. The ebira was used traditionally by
File:Yebira utsubo 1.JPG, Utsubo type quiver.
File:Yebira yazutsu or yadzutsu 2.JPG, Yazutsu or yadzutsu type quiver.
File:Edo period sakatsura ebira (a fur-covered quiver).jpg, Sakatsura ebira (a fur-covered quiver armchair type ebira).
File:Yebira (shiko) and ya.jpg, Shiko type quiver.
are types of quiver
A quiver is a container for holding arrows, bolts, ammo, projectiles, darts, or javelins. It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer's personal preference. Quivers were trad ...
used in Japanese archery. The quiver is unusual in that in some cases, it may have open sides, while the arrow
An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...
s are held in the quiver by the tips which sit on a rest at the base of the ebira, and a rib that composes the upper part and keeps them in place.
There are many types of ebira, some more ornate, some ceremonial, some more plain.E. Gilbertson "Japanese Archery and Archers"/ref> Other types of ebira are more substantial and more boxlike, much like quivers from other countries. The ebira was used traditionally by
samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...
in combat or hunting, and also is used for ceremonial
A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.
The word may be of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin, via the Latin ''Glossary of ancient Rom ...
archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
in modern-day Japan, such as in yabusame
is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery. An archer on a running horse shoots three special "turnip-headed" arrows successively at three wooden targets.
This style of archery has its origins at the beginning of the Kama ...
. It could be quite decorative. It is completely different from the cylindrical yazutsu
or ''Yadzutsu'' is a type of arrow quiver used in kyūdō, Japanese archery, using the Japanese longbow, the Yumi. It is generally cylindrical in shape, and zippered at the top, and appears something like a cylindrical holder of plans.
As ''kyū ...
, which is used only for carrying Kyūdō
''Kyūdō'' ( ja, 弓道) is the Japanese martial art of archery. Kyūdō is based on '' kyūjutsu'' ("art of archery"), which originated with the samurai class of feudal Japan. In 1919, the name of kyūjutsu was officially changed to kyūdō, a ...
arrows. Some ebira could hold up to three dozen arrows.
The ebira can be slung over the back, or kept on saddle by horse archers
A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow and able to shoot while riding from horseback. Archery has occasionally been used from the backs of other riding animals. In large open areas, it was a highly successful technique for hunting, f ...
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*Yazutsu
or ''Yadzutsu'' is a type of arrow quiver used in kyūdō, Japanese archery, using the Japanese longbow, the Yumi. It is generally cylindrical in shape, and zippered at the top, and appears something like a cylindrical holder of plans.
As ''kyū ...
* Ya (arrow)
is the Japanese word for arrow, and commonly refers to the arrows used in . ''Ya'' also refers to the arrows used by samurai during the feudal era of Japan. Unlike Western arrows, the ''ya'' is close to a metre long or longer. Traditional ''ya' ...
* Yumi
is the Japanese term for a bow. As used in English, refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer and the shorter used in the practice of and , or Japanese archery.
The was an important weap ...
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