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 ...
From a peach-shaped helmet topped with golden antlers and a quiver covered in wild boar fur to iron sleeves adorned with silver clouds and even full suits of horse armor, complete with fierce masks ...
(TULSA, OK. March 3, 2025) — This spring and summer, Philbrook Museum of Art will present “Samurai: Armor from the Collection of Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller” (March 12-August 3, 2025), an exhibition ...
That a suit of armor opens the British Museum’s extravagant new exhibition, “Samurai,” is unsurprising. What is a surprise is how empty it looks. The armor may be topped by a dragon-crested helmet ...
A museum packed with samurai weapons and armor stands near the iconic Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, a short drive from the Marine Corps air station in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. The Kashiwabara ...