Japanese samurai were known for their self-discipline and devotion—and they were also “Dressed to Kill,” the name of a new exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The show, running from Feb. 11 to May 7 ...

Through artifacts from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and other collections at Yale, this illustrated volume takes readers on a journey into Japan’s early modern cultural and political ...

The first sight upon entering the samurai exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is that of three warriors, charging into battle on horseback, both man and beast adorned with extravagant ...

The Genpei War and the History of the Bando Samurai SpiritKey PointsThe Genpei War (Jisho-Juei War, 1180–1185) expanded from ...

Samurai artist Tetsuro Shimaguchi, head of the samurai school Kamui, is training a new generation of youth from around the world in the ways of the sword, as well as the warrior's mindset. Tetsuro has ...

The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Samurai: Making of a Warrior exhibit blends art, culture and religion. With artifacts sourced largely from the Triangle, the exhibit explores the samurai world.

We’re going to bet you didn’t know that… - about half of Japan’s samurai were, at one point, women. - a number were Christian. - none were really honour-bound. - there’s a strong link between the ...

Americans, Europeans, and Africans know a great deal about their own past but likely not much about the history of the consequential, faraway nation of Japan. That’s understandable. Japanese is a ...

A bourgeois art for a culture of pleasure / Francesco Paolo Campione -- A marvelous skill -- A "matière souple et élastique." the techniques and materials used in Japanese woodblock printing / Marta ...

Scarf designer Aline Honoré saw a thing of beauty. The exquisite armor on display in "The Samurai Collection" exhibit in Paris a few years ago inspired her to create a scarf about the richly attired ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also had ...