I recently just came back from a really great exhibit going on right now at the Kimbell Art Museum, Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection, going on now until August 31, 2014.
This collection of samurai armor is one of the biggest in the world with pieces ranging from the 12th to 19th centuries. There is no photography allowed in the exhibit but I did find some promotional photos for a sneak peek below.
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| In times of peace the Samurai armor was more embellished than in times of war. |
If you are definitively into Japanese art and culture, this is one to see. General admission tickets include an audio tour, which is very much worth it. This was really cool, getting to see a lot of samurai armor up close, discovering a lot of the decorations, gold embellished chrysanthemum flowers, intricate details of the designs. We learn at this exhibit how you had to be born into the samurai culture, boys were trained at a young age and even had their own smaller samurai armor, in times of peace the armor was more embellished than in times of war, the types of weapons they used (it wasn't all about swords) and that those fans that the samurai carried weren't just for fanning themselves, but it was a way of communication.
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| Installation of Samurai on horseback. |
This exhibit really made me think about the past and how times must have been like. Made me think about movies I had seen like The Last Samurai or anime like Rurouni Kenshin, a really great eye opener!
Totally enjoyed this and I highly recommend any Japan culture fans or artsy people in general to check it out. For more information about the Kimbell Art Museum and ticket information about this exhibit visit https://www.kimbellart.org
Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
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Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
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Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
See more at: http://samurai.kimbellart.org/exhibit#sthash.ACqQTdaF.dpuf
Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
See more at: http://samurai.kimbellart.org/exhibit#sthash.ACqQTdaF.dpuf
Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
See more at: http://samurai.kimbellart.org/exhibit#sthash.ACqQTdaF.dpuf
Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection -
See more at: http://samurai.kimbellart.org/exhibit#sthash.ACqQTdaF.dpuf
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