This exhibit looks very interesting. "Lords of the Samurai" at the Asian Art Museum here in San Francisco with a collection of more than 160 pieces from feudal Japan. Definitely will check it out and see if i can grab more pics and video. Being that I'm pretty sure I was Samurai in a past life...
June 12- September 20
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St. San Francisco
The samurai culture and code of conduct, bushido, have long captivated the imaginations and aspirations of young and old in the Western world. More than just fierce warriors, Japanese samurai of the highest rank were also visionaries who strove to master artistic, cultural, and spiritual pursuits.
Lords of the Samurai takes an intimate look at the daimyo, or provincial lords of the warrior class in feudal Japan. The Hosokawa clan, powerful military nobles with a 600-year-old lineage, embodied this duality of fierce warrior and refined gentleman.
The exhibition features more than 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. Objects on view will include suits of armor, armaments (including swords and guns), formal attire, calligraphy, paintings, teaware, lacquerware, masks, and musical instruments.
The Asian Art Museum is the exclusive U.S. venue for this exhibition.
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