Arts of War and Peace: Samurai Culture in Japan
With Jasleen Kandhari, art historian
Tuesday 29 April, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre
The Edo period in Japan was a peaceful time ruled by the Tokugawa Shoguns. This lecture explores the sumptuous art forms of Samurai culture including arms and armour, lacquerware, gold screen paintings and Japanese tea ceremony wares from the 17th‒19th centuries.
Tickets £5/£4
http://www.ashmolean.org/events/Lectures/?id=132