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Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace
Fabian Drixler
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Description for Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace
Paperback. An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings Num Pages: 132 pages, 178 color + 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 504.
An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings
Through artifacts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and other collections at Yale University, this lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on a journey into Japan’s early modern cultural and political history. It also offers tantalizing glimpses of medieval Japan and the technology underlying the material culture of the samurai. Some objects are dazzling aesthetic and technical feats: impossibly intricate lacquerware, swords as bright and sharp as the day they were forged, and glittering suits of armor ... Read more
An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings
Through artifacts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and other collections at Yale University, this lavishly illustrated volume takes readers on a journey into Japan’s early modern cultural and political history. It also offers tantalizing glimpses of medieval Japan and the technology underlying the material culture of the samurai. Some objects are dazzling aesthetic and technical feats: impossibly intricate lacquerware, swords as bright and sharp as the day they were forged, and glittering suits of armor ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
504g
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
New Haven, CT, United States
ISBN
9781933789033
SKU
V9781933789033
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About Fabian Drixler
Fabian Drixler is associate professor of history at Yale University. William D. Fleming is assistant professor of East Asian languages and literatures and theater studies at Yale University. Robert George Wheeler is the Harold Hodgkinson Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Science, professor emeritus of applied physics, and professor emeritus of physics at Yale University, and a faculty affiliate in anthropology at the Yale Peabody ... Read more
Reviews for Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace
“Ambitious and well-rounded.”—Publishers Weekly
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