Samurai in Myth, History, and Art
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Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2013 · Education
Maribeth Graybill, Ph.D., The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art at the Portland Art Museum, discusses the often contradictory images of the samurai in history, drama, and artworks created for the elite during Japan's Edo period (1615-1868). Recorded at the Portland Art Museum on Sunday, December 8, 2013, in connections with the Museum's special exhibition "Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection," on view through January 12, 2014.
