Samurai Collection (#2)

History. Japan. Samurai's fight. Illustration, Japan, 19th cent. (poster)
3434562 History. Japan. Samurai's fight. Illustration, Japan, 19th cent. (poster); (add.info.: Scene de theatre. Coll. Part. History. Japan. Samurai's fight)

A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback
2628262 A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback.; (add.info.: Model of a Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Moon viewed through the heart
2909816 Moon viewed through the heart; (add.info.: Moon viewed through the heart. Print shows two samurai warriors fighting among fallen weapons. 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG

Chinese Attempted Invasion Of Japan In The 13Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5420712 Chinese Attempted Invasion Of Japan In The 13Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878 ©UIG/Leemage

"A proposal, a young man kneels before a lady" image taken from "Histoire de Jean III de Brosse et de sa
AIS5378086 "A proposal, a young man kneels before a lady" image taken from "Histoire de Jean III de Brosse et de sa femme Louise de Laval". (ms)

Photograph of Samurai in his official dress
3522084 Photograph of Samurai in his official dress; (add.info.: Photograph of Samurai in his official dress. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, 1850
3478348 Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, 1850; (add.info.: Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, a form of seppuku (or ritual suicide)

A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback
2628261 A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback.; (add.info.: Model of a Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour on horseback. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

History. Japan. Japanese theatre, soldiers fight. Illustration, Japan, 19th cent. (poster)
3434563 History. Japan. Japanese theatre, soldiers fight. Illustration, Japan, 19th cent. (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. Japan. Japanese theatre, soldiers fight)

Samurai warriors Ichijo-Jiro-Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune in full armour fighting. Print c1820
528450 Samurai warriors Ichijo-Jiro-Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune in full armour fighting. Print c1820. Shuntei Katsukawa (1770-c1833) Japanese artist

View of Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima no zu), c.1849-51
6371993 View of Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima no zu), c.1849-51; (add.info.: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798-1861. View of Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima no zu). about 1849-51

Chinese attempted invasion of Japan in the 13th century, publ. 1878 (print)
5242632 Chinese attempted invasion of Japan in the 13th century, publ. 1878 (print) by Spanish School, (19th century); (add.info.: from El Mundo en la Mano, pub. 1878)

A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow
2628260 A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow.; (add.info.: Model of a Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow
2909828 Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow; (add.info.: Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow. 1823); Universal History Archive/UIG

Act eleven [of the Chushingura]
2909963 Act eleven [of the Chushingura]; (add.info.: Act eleven [of the Chushingura]. Print shows three Ronin samurai attacking the entrance to Morono's (Kira Yoshinaka) home

A Japanese Samurai, c.1868
2911676 A Japanese Samurai, c.1868; (add.info.: 1860's photo of a Japanese Samurai. 1868); Universal History Archive/UIG

Masterless Samurai, 1869
1574394 Masterless Samurai, 1869; (add.info.: Ukiyo-e print illustration showing Ronin deflecting arrows with a long-handled sword. Dated 1869); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Japanese Lancer From The Shogun's Troops, In Full Armour In The 19Th Century
UIG5420663 A Japanese Lancer From The Shogun's Troops, In Full Armour In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage

Viscount Enomoto Takeaki
3253041 Viscount Enomoto Takeaki; (add.info.: Viscount Enomoto Takeaki, 1836 -1908. Japanese Samurai, admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu-period Japan and President of Republic of Ezo)

Illustration depicting a Samurai bowing (print)
3522170 Illustration depicting a Samurai bowing (print); (add.info.: Samurai bowing); Universal History Archive/UIG

Court hat shaped helmet painted with a dragon, Japanese, late 18th century
LMG144943 Court hat shaped helmet painted with a dragon, Japanese, late 18th century; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

A Japanese Samurai warrior, 1881 (photo)
2910604 A Japanese Samurai warrior, 1881 (photo); (add.info.: 1881 Hand-Colour photograph of a Japanese Samurai warrior by Franz von Stillfried-Ratenicz. Dated 1881.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Detail of sleeve armour, Kote, Kaga type, Japanese, 19th century
LMG144941 Detail of sleeve armour, Kote, Kaga type, Japanese, 19th century; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

Japanese Samurai warrior with tattoos
2912067 Japanese Samurai warrior with tattoos; (add.info.: Japanese Samurai warrior with tattoos. Vintage photograph from japan 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Japanese Samurai in combat position with raised sword, c.1860 (photo)
ELD4834597 Japanese Samurai in combat position with raised sword, c.1860 (photo); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Watashiro-odoshi nonuinobe-do, Japanese armour, 16th century style
LMG144940 Watashiro-odoshi nonuinobe-do, Japanese armour, 16th century style; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

Battle scene in the sunset, 1843. Creator: Sadahide, Utagawa (1807-1873)
Battle scene in the sunset, 1843. Private Collection

Scene from the Genpei War, 17th century. Creator: Unknown artist
Scene from the Genpei War, 17th century. Found in the Collection of the Museo d'Arte Orientale di Venezia

A selection of Japanese swords and matchlock pistols, 19th century (wood and brass)
BON110503 A selection of Japanese swords and matchlock pistols, 19th century (wood and brass); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Tsukushima Masamori Fighting Kyosokabe Yataro, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tsukushima Masamori Fighting Kyosokabe Yataro, 1865. Series: Famous Fights between Brave Men

The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Siege and Submergence of Takamatsu Castle, 1867. Series: Chronicles of the Toyotomi Clan

Shumitsu Kanja Yoshitaka Reflecting as a Rat in a Mirror, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shumitsu Kanja Yoshitaka Reflecting as a Rat in a Mirror, 1867. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Sangoku Taro Kneeling before Demon and Warrior, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sangoku Taro Kneeling before Demon and Warrior, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori Killing a Boar, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori Killing a Boar, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Heroes of the Shimazu Clan, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Heroes of the Shimazu Clan, 1877

The Great Battle at Ichinotani during the Genpei Wars (Ichinotani Genpei Okassen), 1853. Creator: Yoshikazu
The Great Battle at Ichinotani during the Genpei Wars (Ichinotani Genpei Okassen) (image 2 of 3), 1853

The Demon of Rashomon Visits Watanabe no Tsuna Disguised as an Old Woman to Retrieve... 1885
The Demon of Rashomon Visits Watanabe no Tsuna Disguised as an Old Woman to Retrieve Her Severed Arm, 1885. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

The Battle of the Lower Toba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province, 1874. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle of the Lower Toba at Fushimi in Yamashiro Province, 1874

The Battle of Sanno Shrine, 1874. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle of Sanno Shrine, 1874

The Defeat of Michihide by the Old Retainers, 1864. Creator: Yoshitsuya
The Defeat of Michihide by the Old Retainers, 1864. Series: Fifty-four Tales of the Gourd Group, number 34

Omatsu at Kasamatsu Pass (image 1 of 2), c1850. Creator: Utagawa Yoshitora
Omatsu at Kasamatsu Pass (image 1 of 2), c1850

Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in the First Year of Kenkyu Period (circa 1285), 1862. Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
Lord Yoritomo Traveling to Kyoto in the First Year of Kenkyu Period (circa 1285) (image 2 of 3), 1862

Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Shinano Sakon Tomoyuki, between 1848 and 1849. Series: Heroic Stories of the "Chronicle of the Great Peace"

The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 ronin), 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon in the role of Oboshi Yuranosuke (leader of the 47 ronin), 1862

Scene One from the Play Chushingura: Kono Moronao and Kaoyo, c1850. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Scene One from the Play Chushingura: Kono Moronao and Kaoyo, c1850

Actor in the role of the Hunter Toriyama Shusaku, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Actor in the role of the Hunter Toriyama Shusaku, 1859. Play: Shiranui Monogatari

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Samurai, the legendary Japanese warriors of the 19th century, embody a rich cultural heritage that continues to captivate us today. From their iconic outfits to their unwavering loyalty and martial prowess, they have left an indelible mark on history. Imagine a scene in feudal Japan: a fierce woman warrior stands tall, wielding her naginata with grace and precision. Her strength is matched only by her dedication to honor and duty. She represents the resilience and courage of female samurai who defied societal norms. In downtown Tokyo's Hibiya Park, a magnificent statue pays homage to Masashige Kusunoki, a revered samurai warrior on horseback. This monument serves as a reminder of his heroic deeds and his enduring legacy in Japanese history. Visiting the Museum of Matsuyama Castle transports you back in time as you gaze upon an authentic samurai outfit. The intricate details showcase the craftsmanship involved in creating these garments that were both functional and symbolic. A woodblock print from c1820 vividly depicts Ichijo Jiro Tadanori and Notonokami Noritsune engaged in battle. Their intense expressions reveal their unyielding determination as they clash swords amidst swirling dust - an artistic representation capturing the essence spirit. The image titled "Japan - Geisha Girl bows to a samurai warrior - New Year" showcases the deep respect bestowed upon these warriors by other members of society. It reflects how even geishas recognized their importance during special occasions like New Year celebrations. Studio portraits capture two unidentified men dressed as full-fledged samurai, exuding confidence through every fiber of their being. These images provide glimpses into individual stories within this esteemed class of warriors who dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to serving their lords. Beyond historical depictions, modern-day Japan embraces its martial arts traditions through sports like kendo – where practitioners don traditional armor while engaging in spirited combat.