Samurai
- Date of creation
- 1669
- Place of creation
- Description
- A samurai was member of Japan’s feudal class of warriors. Especially during the Edo period, the Japanese society was divided into sharply defined classes: farmers, traders and samurai. The latter class took over all power. Only samurai were allowed to carry weapons, usually the characteristic long and short swords. Not every samurai was actually a warrior, some were officials and their swords were more a symbol than an actual weapon.
- Annotation
- Object type
- engravings (prints)
- Collection
- The Netherlands – Japan
- Institution
- Source
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- 388 A 6 (illustration), Koninklijke Bibliotheek
- Copyright
- for information contact: Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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