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Full Armor With Feather Symbols

I am learning a little more every day about Japan. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is exhibiting a collection from Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller that includes armor from hundreds of years ago through the middle of the 19th century. The workmanship is exquisite and the colors outrageously powerful and symbolic. After having watched “Shogun” on TV this winter I was hoping for some awesome armor and I wasn’t disappointed. The phases of Japan’s governing warriors was well represented and the wall descriptions were helpful in learning about Bushido, the warrior’s way. The exhibit is on through August 4, I recommend a trip.

I also did a video during my walkthrough which has more images and some video of the exhibit. The light is low but the content was worth the challenge. Please take a look at the video on YouTube…there is music.