Art
Last Chance—Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868
- When
Oct 21, 2009 – Jan 10, 2010
Daily
- Where
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, 212.535.7710) Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
- Price
- Free with museum admission
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See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! Now on view at the Met is the most extraordinary and comprehensive exhibition of Japanese arms and armor ever to take place in the United States. Bringing together some 215 masterpieces, including 34 National Treasures (more than twice the number of National Treasures ever before allowed to leave Japan for a single loan exhibition), Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868 explores the greatest achievements of this unique aspect of Japanese art. Drawn exclusively from public and private collections in Japan, the exhibition showcases the finest examples of armor, swords, sword fittings and mountings, archery and equestrian equipments, banners, surcoats, and related accessories of rank such as fans and batons, as well as painted screens and scrolls depicting samurai warriors.
Image: Armor (gusoku) of Honda Tadakatsu. Edo Period (16th century). Private Collection, Japan. Important Cultural Property
