Once more unto the breach
Samurai warriors and heroes in ukiyo-e masterpieces
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-104756252834
- ISBN-139784756252838
- OCLC Control Number1175616103
- Better World Books9784756252838
- Open LibraryOL44019766M
Classifications
- DDC769.952
- LCCNE1321.8 .N35 2019
Description
This book showcases various samurai warriors and heroes, including the Genji and Heike clans (hereditary clan names bestowed by the emperors of the Heian period), samurai warriors of the Sengoku period (a century-long period of political upheaval and warlordism in Japan), the swordsman and poet Miyamoto Musashi, Eight Dog Warriors from the novel 'The Eight Dog Chronicles' written in the Edo period, Jiraiya (the toad-riding Ninja character from Japanese folklore), Forty-seven Ronin, the Chinese hero Guan-Yu, and more. All the illustrations are by legendary ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and Yoshitoshi.
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