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Lords of the Samurai: The Legacy of a Daimyo Family

Autor Yoko Woodson Prefață de Hosokawa Morihiro Autor Takeuchi Jun'ichi, Thomas Cleary
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 8 aug 2017
Japan's samurai were professional soldiers, but they could also be cultivated artists, writers and philosophers. "Samurai" means "he who serves," and these fierce warriors acted in the service of powerful feudal lords known as daimyo ("great name"). Among the most important daimyo families were members of the Hosokawa clan, whose lineage dates back some six hundred years.

Lords of the Samuraibrings to life the code of the samurai and the private and public lives of the daimyo by focusing on approximately 160 works from the Hosokawa family collection housed in the Eisei-Bunko Museum in Tokyo, the Kumamoto Castle and the Kumamoto Municipal Museum in Kyushu. Japanese historical objects discussed include suits of armor, armaments (including swords and guns), formal attire, calligraphy, paintings, tea ware, lacquer ware, masks, and musical instruments.

To the daimyo, martial arts were not just a physical or military activity—they were part of a spiritual and ethical program that governed every aspect of their existence. Featuring an extended essay by Thomas Cleary,Lords of the Samurailays bare the principles that governed the spirit of the samurai, enabling it to endure for hundreds of years and continue to resonate today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780939117802
ISBN-10: 0939117800
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: over 200 full-color illus
Dimensiuni: 229 x 305 x 27 mm
Greutate: 1.84 kg
Editura: Asian Art Museum
Colecția Asian Art Museum

Recenzii

"It seems that when they were not fighting one another the famed samurai liked to indulge in calligraphy and painting and compose poetry. This exhibition brings together more than 15 works from across Japan, including armor, swords and guns, calligraphy and paintings." —The New York Times

Notă biografică

Yoko Woodson's books includeHokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection and Honolulu Academy of ArtsandZen: Painting and Calligraphy, 17th-20th centuries. She is curator of Japanese art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Preface byMorihiro Hosokawa, the former prime minister of Japan. He is also a widely exhibited potter and special consultant to theJapan Times.

Thomas Cleary's many books and translations includeOpening the Dragon Gateby Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao,The Story of Chinese Zenby Nan Huai-Chin andThe Book of Five Ringsby Miyamoto Musashi, as well asCode of the SamuraiandSoul of the Samurai.