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Essay

Samurai

October 1, 2002

By Department of Asian Art

Mastery of the arts of war was by no means sufficient. To achieve and maintain their wealth and position, the samurai also needed political, financial, and cultural acumen.

Past Exhibition

Art of the Samurai

21 de outubro de 2009–10 de janeiro de 2010

Past Exhibition

Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan

21 de março de 2022–23 de março de 2025

After almost a century and a half of near-constant civil war and political upheaval, Japan unified under a new ruling family, the Tokugawa, in the early 1600s. Their reign lasted for more than 250 years, in an era referred to as the Edo period, aft…

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Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan

Publication

Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868

Samurai arms and equipment are widely recognized as masterpieces in steel, silk, and lacquer. This extensively illustrated volume includes the finest examples of swords, sword mountings and fittings, armor and helmets, saddles, banners, and paintings from Japanese collections. Dating from the fifth to the nineteenth century, these majestic objects offer a complete picture of samurai culture and its unique blend of the martial and the refined.

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