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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...

09 January 2019

Five things to know about Momoyama-period art (157...

Five things to know about Momoyama-period art (1573-1615) Toward the end of the 16th century, the successive efforts of three powerful warlords,...

20 December 2018

Edo-period Japanese Painting

Arts and culture flourished in unprecedented ways during Japan’s Edo period (1615-1868). During this long era of relative peace and stability,...

10 December 2018

Collecting guide: Japanese sword

For centuries, Japanese swords have been collected in Japan as highly valuable works of art. Joining aesthetic and practical use, the samurai...

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Collecting guide: Menpo, masks for the samurai

Jineigu, commander's tools

Collecting guide: Buddhist sculpture

Five things to know about Momoyama-period art (157...

Edo-period Japanese Painting

Collecting guide: Japanese sword

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