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Samurai 2012 Wall Calendar
ISBN:9780764957857
Publisher:Pomegranate
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Category:Calendars
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Format: 304 x 355 mm

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Description

From the twelfth century to the nineteenth, Japanese warriors relied on bows and arrows, spears and halberds, even matchlock guns. Yet the most characteristic weapon of the time was the sword; the man who bore it was a samurai, whose life was ruled by a stern code. Failure to uphold Bushido, the way of the warrior, sentenced a samurai to death by his own hand. Ritual death by the sword could preserve honor, a crucial consideration for a member of a clan dependent on income from a wealthy lord. The twelve images reproduced in this calendar capture moments of high drama and serene nobility from the golden age of the samurai.

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