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That a suit of armor opens the British Museum’s extravagant new exhibition, “Samurai,” is unsurprising. What is a surprise is how empty it looks. The armor may be topped by a dragon-crested helmet ...

At their peak, in the 17th and 18th centuries, there were an estimated 1 million to 3 million samurai. These ranged from the shogun or military ruler and his generals to feudal lords and ...

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The British Museum is hosting a major exhibition about samurai, which looks to challenge what you think you know about the famed warrior class. After 1615, half of all samurai were actually ...

The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on samurai, exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art and video images. The exhibition, set to ...

Samurai is one of those words that vibrates with mystique and excitement. And suggestions of oceans of blood. But it’s a long peacetime period that is at the heart of this exhibition. From the 1330s ...