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Lords of the Samurai : the Legacy of a Daimyo Family by Yoko Woodson; Takeuchi Jun'ichi; Thomas Cleary; Hosokawa Morihiro is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Japan's samurai were professional soldiers, but they could also be cultivated artists, writers and philosophers. "Samurai" means "he who serves," and these fierce warriors acted in the service of powerful feudal lords known as daimyo ("great name"). Among the most important daimyo families were members of the Hosokawa clan, whose lineage dates back some six hundred years. Lords of the Samurai brings to life the code of the samurai and 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. Japanese historical objects discussed include suits of armor, armaments (including swords and guns), formal attire, calligraphy, paintings, tea ware, lacquer ware, masks, and musical instruments. To the daimyo, martial arts were not just a physical or military activitythey were part of a spiritual and ethical program that governed every aspect of their existence. Featuring an extended essay by Thomas Cleary, Lords of the Samurai lays bare the principles that governed the spirit of the samurai, enabling it to endure for hundreds o

Who reads Lords of the Samurai : the Legacy of a Daimyo Family?

Author

Yoko Woodson; Takeuchi Jun'ichi; Thomas Cleary; Hosokawa Morihiro

Publisher

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780939117802

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.5 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14