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Rare samurai armor being auctioned off

Items from Japan’s warrior culture will feature in The Brush and the Sword: Lacquer and Samurai Art auction. The post Rare samurai armor being auctioned off appeared first on Talker.
Smithsonian Magazine

This New Samurai Exhibition Will Challenge Your Understanding of the Japanese Warrior Class

Silk screens, women's firefighting robes and a Darth Vader costume are among the more than 280 unexpected items that are on ...
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Samurai Exhibit: Philbrook Museum showcases 9 centuries of Japanese warrior armor

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...
insider.si.edu

Samurai Armor: Body Armor "Do"

CUIRASS CONSISTING OF FIVE LACQUERED PANELS, PAINTED GOLD, HINGED TOGETHER WITH LONG BRASS PINS. PANELS HAVE HORIZONTAL INDENTATIONS ON SURFACE GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF SEPARATE PLATES (YOKO-HAGI-DO ...
WRIC

Free entry to Samurai Armor exhibit at VMFA for Commonwealth employees, preschool and K-12 Teachers

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has announced that Commonwealth employees, as well as preschool and K-12 teachers of public and private schools will receive free ...
Observer

One Fine Show: Samurai Armor at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta

We don’t pay enough attention to armor. This is probably because it’s the part of the museum you visit to placate your bored nephew, because look at all those cool swords! But if fashion has revealed ...