Art of the samurai : Japanese arms and armor, 1156-1868

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Art of the samurai : Japanese arms and armor, 1156-1868

edited by Morihiro Ogawa ; with contributions from Kazutoshi Harada ... [et al.]

Metropolitan Museum of Art, c2009

  • : Metropolitan Museum of Art : hc
  • : Yale University Press : hc

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Note

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 21, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010

Bibliography: p. 321-323

Includes index

"Organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Agency for Cultural Affairsof the Government of Japan, and Tokyo National Museum" -- T.p. verso

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Samurai arms and equipment are widely recognized as masterpieces in steel, silk, and lacquer. This extensively illustrated volume is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai. It includes the finest examples of swords - the spirit of the samurai - as well as sword mountings and fittings, armour and helmets, saddles, banners, and paintings. The objects in the catalogue, drawn entirely from public and private collections in Japan, feature more than 100 officially designated national treasures and important cultural properties. Dating from the 5th to the 19th century, these majestic works offer a complete picture of samurai culture and its unique blend of the martial and the refined.

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