Samurai Museum Berlin Catalogue: Highlights of the Peter Janssen Collection
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The official catalogue of Europe’s only samurai museum: A must-have for every samurai fan! The Peter Janssen Collection comprises over 4,000 objects and is one of the largest private collections of samurai culture in the world: armour and weapons, textiles, paintings, woodblock prints, tea utensils and Buddhist sculptures. This catalogue brings together its highlights in striking colour illustrations. Background texts tell the story of the samurai’s history, aesthetics and legends, and a contribution by Ian Bottomley (Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds) offers expert context. Maps, schematic overviews and a selected bibliography make it easy to get started.
Samurai: The History and Aesthetics of Japan's Legends in One Volume!
For lovers of craftsmanship: a single suit of armour consists of up to 1,000 individual parts, each one a small masterpiece. And if series such as “Shōgun” or “Blue Eye Samurai” made you curious about the historical reality, you will find the original objects from the world of the samurai here.
A gift for fans of Japan, art, design and gaming, and the finest keepsake of your museum visit.
At a glance:
- Language: English & German
- Pages / format: 187, 29,7 x 21cm
- ISBN: 978-3-947828-04-3
- Contents: colour illustrations, background texts, contribution by Ian Bottomley, maps, overviews, bibliography