Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868 (Repost)
Morihiro Ogawa - Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868
Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2009 | ISBN: 0300142056, 1588393453, 1588393461 | English | 358 pages | PDF | 110.12 MB
Metropolitan Museum of Art | 2009 | ISBN: 0300142056, 1588393453, 1588393461 | English | 358 pages | PDF | 110.12 MB
Samurai arms and equipment are widely recognized as masterpieces in steel, silk, and lacquer. This extensively illustrated volume includes the finest examples of swords, sword mountings and fittings, armor and helmets, saddles, banners, and paintings from Japanese collections. Dating from the fifth to the nineteenth century, these majestic objects offer a complete picture of samurai culture and its unique blend of the martial and the refined.