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Lords of the samurai: the legacy of a daimyo family


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Abstract

'Lords of the Samurai' illuminates 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.

Contents

Foreword: warriors and the literary arts / Takeuchi Jun'ichi -- Emergence and development of the samurai / Yoko Woodson -- Bushido : the culture of the Samurai / Thomas Cleary.

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Publisher

  • Publication

    [San Francisco]: Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, c2009


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  • Period

    1600-1868


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Classification

  • ISBN

    • 0939117460
    • 9780939117475
    • 9780939117468
    • 0939117479

Annotations / title notes

  • Notes

    "This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Lords of the Samurai: Legacy of a Daimyo Family', organized by the Asian Art Museum and the Eisei-Bunko Hosokawa Collection, Tokyo. The exhibition was presented in San Francisco at the Asian Art Museum from June 12 through September 20, 2009."--T.p. verso.


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