Even the samurai's understanding of art and poetry can be traced to stories ... Ieyasu's family line ruled Japan through the mid-19th century. By the first few decades of the 17th century, Japan ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political ...