Introduction By Ian Bottomley - Samurai Arts Museum

[DaveT]

Well worth a read, and a visit in person.

http://www.samurai-artmuseum.com/samurai/


 

[EdWolf]

Hi Dave, thanks for posting.

Regards, Ed

[seattle1]

Hello:

 Terrific essay and stunning new institution - Ausgezeichnet!

 Arnold F.

[Markus]

Great read! The full English version of the website should be online in a few days by the way.

[IanB]

Oh dear; I note with embarrassment a few minor typos (mine I might add) - I will get them corrected. 

Ian Bottomley

[tom]

Exellent work.

Fine to see many juyo and Tokubetsu juyo swords,and Koshira, Kabuto, Menpo and juyo Yoroi, but i think only a few people knows that a lot of these top items comes from me over the last 18 years.

 

 

Tom

[paul griff]

Hello Dave,

Excellent article...Very enjoyable reading,thank you for posting..

Regards,

Paul.

[Brian]

Very, very good read, and I really wish I could visit the museum.

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Good reading. Thanks Ian for your efforts.   

[Greg F]

Thank you for sharing this Dave!

I very much enjoyed reading this Ian thank you.

The museum looks amazing too.

 

 

All the best

 

Greg

[IanB]

The images of Peter Janssen's museum is very much a taster. To actually see the items in the flesh is an experience I find hard to describe in words. To be able to stand in front of a case containing about 20 superb somen (full face masks) is something you would struggle to do anywhere else - even in Japan, and there are others scattered elsewhere. What is perhaps even more remarkable is the fine original condition of almost everything. A few helmets and one armour have obviously been re-laced, but almost all the swords had their original bindings and in many cases their sageo too. It is difficult to concentrate on any one item as you are constantly spotting and being drawn to something else. I spent days looking at things and I know I didn't give half the collection the attention many of the exhibits deserve.

A truly remarkable experience.

Ian Bottomley