Japan
Much of Japan’s early culture was imported via Korea from the great civilisation of the Tang dynasty of China (AD 608-907). Chinese characters, which are the basis of written Japanese, and a great deal of the social structure were imported.
All the armour and weaponry associated with the medieval Samurai have their origins on mainland Asia at this time.
Associated objects
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Tokugawa armour
Japanese armour that was a gift to James I of England, VI of Scotland.
Dates from 1610 | Object number: XXVIa.1
