Artworks From the Samurai World and Beyond

Born from a lifelong study of samurai culture, David Thatcher Art brings together creations shaped by history, cinema, folklore and imagination.

Some works begin with real objects. Others belong to a more invented world. All of them come from the same place.

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Samurai: Kabuto - Menpo - Jingasa soft bound book by David Thatcher

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Samurai: Kabuto - Menpō - Jingasa

Soft bound standard edition

A richly illustrated study of Japanese armour, focusing on kabuto, menpō and jingasa. This soft bound edition brings together revised descriptions, expanded sections and detailed photography for collectors, students and anyone already too far gone in the world of samurai armour to pretend otherwise.

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