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15 July 2019

Yukinoshita Masaie and Sendai Samurai armor

The Yukinoshita family was from Aizu, a province controlled by the Ashina samurai clan, in north-east Japan. Originally lantern-makers, from 16th...

08 July 2019

Study: fixing maedate

On a kabuto we can generally see ornaments of various kind, called tatemono (literally "standing things"). Among them, the maedate (front...

01 July 2019

The Myōchin school and the mass production of samu...

The Myochin school has been the most active family of samurai armor makers. Thank to the wide diffusion of their branches all over Japan, they...

17 June 2019

Collecting guide: Menpo, masks for the samurai

Before buying a menpo, or samurai mask, it is probably better to know some basic concepts. With the term "menpo" we generally indicate the face...

05 June 2019

Jineigu, commander's tools

The various implements used by samurai commanders to signal orders on the battlefield or to direct troop movements were referred to as jineigu....

19 February 2019

Collecting guide: Buddhist sculpture

Collecting guide: Buddhist sculpture Images of the Buddha, who lived in India between the 6th and 5th centuries B.C., originated in North India and...

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Yukinoshita Masaie and Sendai Samurai armor

Study: fixing maedate

The Myōchin school and the mass production of samu...

Collecting guide: Menpo, masks for the samurai

Jineigu, commander's tools

Collecting guide: Buddhist sculpture

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