Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

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Apr 21 2017 - Jul 23 2017

Samurai: The Way of the Warrior presents a selection of more than ninety objects from one of the most important collections of Japanese arms and armor outside of Japan. The exhibition includes armor, lacquered objects, helmets, swords, sword guards, saddles, stirrups, arrows, quivers, and bows from the Museo Stibbert in Florence, Italy.

The styles and craftsmanship of Japanese artisans on view manifest the moral, cultural, and aesthetic codes of the military class. Each object reflects the identity, taste, and status of individual owners, and together they provide an unusual perspective on one of the great antiquarian assemblages of nineteenth century Europe.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

  • Asian
  • Culture / Lifestyle
  • Japanese
  • Omori Terumasa
  • and others

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