Samurai - Gallery

Thumbnail image of 'A Group of Samurai', c1890. Artist: Unknown
We are very excited about the upcoming Samurai exhibition at the British Museum!
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Portrait of the Satsuma Clan Envoys, 1863. Creator: Felice Beato.
 
Samurai in Armour, 1870s-1890s. Creator: Kusakabe Kimbei.
 
Koboto Santaro, negative 1863; print 1868. Creator: Felice Beato.
 
Japanese warrior, 1868-1880. Creator: Felice Beato.
 
Two Japanese warriors in full dress costumes, 1868-1880. Creator: Felice Beato.
 
Samurai, 1870s-1890s. Creator: Kusakabe Kimbei.
 
Samurai in Armour, 1870s-1890s. Creator: Kusakabe Kimbei.
 
Scene from the Genpei War, 17th century. Creator: Unknown artist.
 
Mimasuya Sukejuro as a Samurai Attired in Kamishimo, ca. 1770. Creator: Ippitsusai Buncho.
 
The Actors Bando Hikosaburo II as Watanabe no Tsuna and Matsumoto Tomijuro as Hakamadare n..., 1765. Creator: Kitao Shigemasa.
 
The Actors Onoe Matsusuke I as Yawata no Saburo (right), and Otani Tomoemon I as the..., c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho.
 
The Actor Arashi Sangoro II as Asahina Saburo in the Play Iro Maki-e Soga no Sakazuki..., c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho.
 
The Third Otani Hiroji as a Daimyo Standing on the Engawa, ca. 1771. Creator: Shunsho.
 
Cuirass of a Do-maru, Japanese, ca. 1550. Creator: Unknown.
 
Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword...late 13th-early 14th century...18th-early 19th century. Creator: Naganori.
 
Horimoto Gidayu Takatoshi, ca. 1848. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
 
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as a Samurai., ca. 1735., ca. 1735. Creator: Torii Kiyomasu I.
 
Samurai, Yokohama, 1864-65. Creator: Felice Beato.
 
'Viscount Shibusawa, (1840-1931) wearing his samurai swords', c1900, (1921). Artist: Julian Leonard Street.
 
The Warrior Kengoro.  Creator: Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849).
 
'A Group of Samurai', c1890. Artist: Unknown
 
Japanese warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo, 1845.Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
 
Figure of a Samurai warrior, Japanese. Artist: Unknown