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Samurai Armor
Description
An account of the resource
The armor of the Japanese represents more than just the ideas of war and protection; it engenders the spirit of the warrior in the traditional Japanese culture. The swords and armor reveal the thought and care the Japanese would put into their craft.
The shogunal government established at Edo in 1603 was the foundation for the Tokugawa clan and other samurai families to become lords who would rule autonomously over their domains of Japenese land. Over generations of bloodshed and grueling war, the daimyos, or lords, showed their fiercesome dedication to their warrior lifestyle and their true skill at military force. Even in times of peace their strict loyalty to the code of the samurai kept their roots close to their spiritual inheritance and their warrior’s training.
Swords and armor were either handed down patrilineally or commissioned from the great craftsmen who spent decades of their lives devoted to learning the art of weaponry and armor design. Their suits of armor were unlike any ever seen before, unsurpassed in beauty and refinement. They were valued items of presentation with the terrifying, yet fantastic design of helmets and body armor. Through thier use of bold shape and infusion of color and symbolism, they testify to the symbolic as well as utilitarian roles of arms and armor in the time of the samurai.
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Photo of a Samurai from the Meiji Period (1868- 1912)
Description
An account of the resource
Japan was in a state of turmoil, struggling in the tension between the traditional Tokugawa samurai and the Emporer. Samurai fought against the new regime's muskets and Gatling guns with their hand-crafted armor, swords, horseback archery, and their courage. But as samurai were soon to become banned from the empire, the craftsmen who were the sources of their armor and weaponry were watching as their art died alongside their patrons on the battlefield.
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Title
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Samurai Weaponry
Description
An account of the resource
Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Portrait of Tomoe Gozen
Description
An account of the resource
Tomoe Gozen (1161?–1184?) was one of the few examples of a true female samurai in all of Japanese history. Her main weapon of choice was the Naginata.
This picture was drawn by Kikuchi Yosai (1781-1878). As the son of a samurai, he was adopted by the Tokugawa Clan and became an advocate for legendary warriors through his art. Through historically accurate portraits, he showcased the true spirit of the Japanese samurai in all their fearsome glory. Often requested by families, his style was independent and unique amongst all the scroll painters and ink brush landscapes, since he worked mostly in monochromatic block prints or drawings.
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Title
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Samurai Weaponry
Description
An account of the resource
Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Naginata blade by Minamoto Lemichi
Description
An account of the resource
Naginatas were often used by foot soldiers to create space on the battlefield. They have several situational advantages over a sword. Their reach was longer, allowing the wielder to keep out of reach of his opponent. The long shaft offered it more leverage in comparison to the hilt of the katana, enabling the naginata to cut more efficiently. The weight of the weapon gave power to strikes and cuts, even though the weight of the weapon is usually thought of as a disadvantage. The weight at the end of the shaft and the shaft itself can be used both offensively and defensively.
Date
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19th century
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Title
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Samurai Weaponry
Description
An account of the resource
Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Tsuba (Sword Guard) with the Zen Monk Bukan
Description
An account of the resource
By Tsuchiya Yasuchika�.
Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture.
�Bukan, who lived in China during the Tang dynasty, is said to have traveled on the back of a tiger he had tamed, the animal's ferocity having yielded to the monk's virtue. The artist who made the piece, Yasuchika (1670–1744), is esteemed for his depictions of people and landscapes that are simultaneously realistic and lyrical, and avoid an excessive display of technique. The patrons requesting his peices would have given the sword as a whole a higher reverence when united with the imagery of the honorable monk.
Date
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Edo period, 17th century.
Format
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Brass; 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.8 x 7.2 cm)
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Title
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Samurai Armor
Description
An account of the resource
The armor of the Japanese represents more than just the ideas of war and protection; it engenders the spirit of the warrior in the traditional Japanese culture. The swords and armor reveal the thought and care the Japanese would put into their craft.
The shogunal government established at Edo in 1603 was the foundation for the Tokugawa clan and other samurai families to become lords who would rule autonomously over their domains of Japenese land. Over generations of bloodshed and grueling war, the daimyos, or lords, showed their fiercesome dedication to their warrior lifestyle and their true skill at military force. Even in times of peace their strict loyalty to the code of the samurai kept their roots close to their spiritual inheritance and their warrior’s training.
Swords and armor were either handed down patrilineally or commissioned from the great craftsmen who spent decades of their lives devoted to learning the art of weaponry and armor design. Their suits of armor were unlike any ever seen before, unsurpassed in beauty and refinement. They were valued items of presentation with the terrifying, yet fantastic design of helmets and body armor. Through thier use of bold shape and infusion of color and symbolism, they testify to the symbolic as well as utilitarian roles of arms and armor in the time of the samurai.
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Eboshi-Shaped Kabuto (Helmet) with Maedate (Crest) in the Form of a Mantis�
Description
An account of the resource
This helmet was commission as a family heirloom to represent their power as samurai. Its large form is crafted from an iron base, with paper-mache covered in gold, laquered, then sprinkled with more gold dust. The huge crest resembles the shape of a mantis with its wings spread out in a battle-ready stance. Although the helmet would never have been worn in a real battle situation, it gave the family honor to keep this symbol of valor and strength pristine.
Date
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Edo period, 17th century.
Format
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Iron, lacquer, cord, silk, wood, gold, and papiermache.
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Title
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Samurai Armor
Description
An account of the resource
The armor of the Japanese represents more than just the ideas of war and protection; it engenders the spirit of the warrior in the traditional Japanese culture. The swords and armor reveal the thought and care the Japanese would put into their craft.
The shogunal government established at Edo in 1603 was the foundation for the Tokugawa clan and other samurai families to become lords who would rule autonomously over their domains of Japenese land. Over generations of bloodshed and grueling war, the daimyos, or lords, showed their fiercesome dedication to their warrior lifestyle and their true skill at military force. Even in times of peace their strict loyalty to the code of the samurai kept their roots close to their spiritual inheritance and their warrior’s training.
Swords and armor were either handed down patrilineally or commissioned from the great craftsmen who spent decades of their lives devoted to learning the art of weaponry and armor design. Their suits of armor were unlike any ever seen before, unsurpassed in beauty and refinement. They were valued items of presentation with the terrifying, yet fantastic design of helmets and body armor. Through thier use of bold shape and infusion of color and symbolism, they testify to the symbolic as well as utilitarian roles of arms and armor in the time of the samurai.
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Title
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Haramaki with Multicolored Lacing, Ridged Helmet, and Large Shoulder Guards�.
Description
An account of the resource
This particular peice of armour was influenced by not only comabtive requirements, but religion as well. The stylized antlers would normally embody an animalistic spirit, but these resemble kaji leaves, revered since ancient times and often used as offerings to Shinto dieties. This artistic fusion of the discipline of the gods and of combat was common in peices of armor and weaponry, as both were vital peices to the Japanese.
Source
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Sata-jinja Shrine, Shimane Prefecture
Date
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Muromachi period, 15th century.
Format
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Iron, leather, gilt copper, lacquer, braid, and cord
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Title
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Samurai Armor
Description
An account of the resource
The armor of the Japanese represents more than just the ideas of war and protection; it engenders the spirit of the warrior in the traditional Japanese culture. The swords and armor reveal the thought and care the Japanese would put into their craft.
The shogunal government established at Edo in 1603 was the foundation for the Tokugawa clan and other samurai families to become lords who would rule autonomously over their domains of Japenese land. Over generations of bloodshed and grueling war, the daimyos, or lords, showed their fiercesome dedication to their warrior lifestyle and their true skill at military force. Even in times of peace their strict loyalty to the code of the samurai kept their roots close to their spiritual inheritance and their warrior’s training.
Swords and armor were either handed down patrilineally or commissioned from the great craftsmen who spent decades of their lives devoted to learning the art of weaponry and armor design. Their suits of armor were unlike any ever seen before, unsurpassed in beauty and refinement. They were valued items of presentation with the terrifying, yet fantastic design of helmets and body armor. Through thier use of bold shape and infusion of color and symbolism, they testify to the symbolic as well as utilitarian roles of arms and armor in the time of the samurai.
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Helmet (Suji Kabuto)�
Description
An account of the resource
The bowl of the helmet, constructed of fifty-two ridged plates, is inscribed with the character Kami, used by the Haruta school of armorers in Nara. The badge on the turnbacks of the neck guard is that of the Sanada family, daimyo of Ueda. This is physical evidence that prominent families were the patrons of the schools of arms and armor during the reign of shoguns. The assiduousness of the creator and the uniqueness of each warrior led to beautifully crafted pieces, shifting them from mere cumbersome armor from the Kofun period to elegant pieces of art.
Source
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Tokyo National Museum
Date
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Muromachi period, 15th century.
Format
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Lacquered iron, silk, stenciled leather, gilt copper.
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Title
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Samurai Weaponry
Description
An account of the resource
Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Title
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Early Mounted Short Sword
Description
An account of the resource
by the artist Rai Kunitoshi�.
The golden age of swords in Japan is commonly considered to be the Kamakura period. During this time there were many great smiths in the schools of Yamato, Bizen, and Yamashiro that were the common grounds of many infamous samurai, shoguns, and daimyos who came to request arms and armor from the prestigious schools.
Rai Kunitoshi, who worked in Tokyo, was among the most famous swordsmiths of the late thirteenth to the early fourteenth century. His dagger and sword blades were virtually unbreakable and visually unique to his style.
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Traveling exhibition Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor
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Kamakura period, late 13th century
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Samurai Weaponry
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Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Blade for a Tantō (Dagger)
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A Tanto is a handheld dagger used most commonly by women and peasants, in fact the only weapon a woman was allowed to posses during this period. However, the most well-crafted of them went to the samurai as secondary weapons to thier swords.
This work evolved from the heavily curved blade to the straight tempering pattern, the speciality of the artist Kunimitsu. The progression shows how knowledge was passed down from master to student, then expanded upon by craftsmen.
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Tokyo National Museum
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Kamakura period, 14th century.
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�Steel; L. 10 3/8 in. (26.2 cm)�
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Samurai Weaponry
Description
An account of the resource
Although armor is what boasts the courage of the samurai, the sword is subtly and irrevocably interlinked with the culture and art aesthetic of the age. The sword as a weapon itself is a high crafted piece of technology. As a measure of Japanese history and advancement in technologies, each sword represents its age and artists with little details such as the curve of the blade and the style of the hilt.
The Japanese were also very spiritual; each part of their daily regimen was filled with discipline for the spirit and the mind. The Japanese sword could also be considered as a holy object, in its own right, due to the daily devotion to learning the morals behind it and the physical technique to perfect its motions. As an art object, it is the only kind of steel that posses an intrinsic beauty, a commitment, and a radiating energy of its own. Through swordplay and daily adherence to the code of the samurai, the sword became an object of enlightenment for the samurai.
National Geographic: Making the Samurai Sword
http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/01/making-a-samurai-sword/
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Blade for a Tachi (Slung Sword), known as "Dai Hannya Nagamitsu"�
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By the artist Nagamitsu.
"Esteemed as being meibutsu, or a "famous piece," it was given by Ashikaga Yoshiteru (r. 1545–65) to Miyoshi Nagayoshi, a powerful daimyo. Later Oda Nobunaga gave it to Tokugawa Ieyasu to honor his success at the Battle of Anegawa (July 30, 1570). Ieyasu then gave it to Okudaira Nobumasa as a reward for his services in the Battle of Nagashino (June 29, 1575), and he in turn passed it to his son Matsudaira Masaaki, in whose family it was ultimately passed down. The sword is thus especially valuable as a well-documented example of a blade being exchanged among military houses as an expression of gratitude. "
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Tokyo National Museum.
Date
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Kamakura period, 13th century.
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�Steel; L. 29 in. (73.6 cm)�