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E-book Arts of The Samurai

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The legends of the Japanese warrior-statesmen, referred to as the samurai, are renowned for accounts of military valor and political intrigue—epic conflicts between powerful lords, samurai vassals, and the imperial court—as well as accounts of profound self-sacrifice and loyalty. The term samurai is derived from the word saburau, or “one who serves.” The evolution of the samurai from mounted guards to the nobility (during the twelfth century) and their subsequent ascent to military leaders of Japan (until imperial restoration during the nineteenth century) is chronicled in distinctive warrior arts and literary tradition. Their legacy has left enduring impressions on contemporary culture, influencing modern writers (such as Yukio Mishima) and filmmakers working in widely diverse genres (such as Akira Kurosawa, George Lucas, and Sergio Leone). The samurai have been compared to the knights of Europe, and their moral philosophy of bushido has been likened to a code of chivalry. These simplifications, however, do not capture the social and cultural context within which the
samurai rose to prominence, and then held political authority in Japan for nearly seven hundred years. The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco invites students to learn about the historical samurai through precious art objects from the museum’s collection. These include authentic military equipment (arms and armor), paintings depicting famed conflicts, ceremonial attire, and objects created for religious and cultural pursuits strongly connected with the samurai class. The expression “Age of the Samurai” refers to the long period during which Japan was ruled by its warrior class. That age can be said to have begun with the establishment of a national military government at the end of the twelfth century. Prior to this period, local farms were owned by absentee landlords—aristocrats and Buddhist monks—who lived in Kyoto, the imperial capital. To ensure their dominion over properties in remote regions, these owners employed bands of armed men, each band having a leader; these were early models for daimyo and their samurai followers. Gradually these bands evolved into militias composed of vassals (samurai) acting in the service of feudal lords. Eventually one clan conquered all of its rivals and established Japan’s first national military government, the Kamakura Shogunate, in 1185. From this date to the imperial restoration (the Meiji Restoration) in 1868, Japan was led by high-ranking samurai, referred to as daimyo, who governed regional domains from castles spread throughout the country (daimyo, means, roughly, “great landholder”). The daimyo were in turn subject to the authority of a primary lord known as the shogun.

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739.7 KAO a

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USA : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.,

Deskripsi Fisik

134 hlm

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English

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739.7

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text

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computer

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online resource

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Arms and Armors

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