You will be using art as a primary source to learn about samurai and daimyō life in medieval Japan (1185-1603). The Kamakura period was the beginning of warrior class rule. The imperial court still ...

The medieval knights of the Middle Ages were some of the fittest and strongest warriors of their time, which comes as no surprise given that they wielded swords and sprinted in armour weighing ...

But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of modern Buddhist monks. These spiritual figures were not just about ...

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword ... collaborating with a painter of humble origins—led to some of the great art of the Muromachi period. Warriors, including the Ashikaga shoguns, ...