Samurai

<n>Samurai with two swords, Japan</n>, a hand-colored photo from the 1860s via <n>Mary Evans Picture Library</n>.

<n>Hannya mask</n>, a type of Japanese <n>Noh mask</n>.

Characters <n>Jin</n>, <n>Mugen</n>, and <n>Fuu</n> from the anime series <n>Samurai Champloo</n> (2004).

Digital artwork <n>Fading empires, sequels in fog</n> by <n>BLHITE</n>.

An illustration of <n>Musashi Miyamoto</n> from the manga <n>Vagabond</n> by <n>Takehiko Inoue</n>.

<n>Samurai</n>, a digital sculpture by the artist <n>z-m</n>, 2020.

An illustration of <n>Miyamoto Musashi</n> from the manga <n>Vagabond</n> by artist <n>Takehiko Inoue</n>.

A <n>Sōhei</n> warrior monk with a <n>naginata</n>, photographed by <n>K. Ogawa</n> for the 1895 book <n>Military Costumes in Old Japan</n>.

Actor <n>Hiroyuki Sanada</n> as the character <n>Uijo</n> in the 2003 film <n>The Last Samurai</n>.

Digital illustration by <n>GUWEIZ</n> (<n>Gu Zheng Wei</n>), the 2018 version of a recurring artwork.

<n>Samurai Hanjiro</n>, a digital illustration in the Japanese <n>ukiyo-e</n> style.

A still from the 1965 film <n>Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ganryu Island</n> starring <n>Nakamura Kinnosuke</n>.

A photograph of a <n>samurai</n> from the <n>Edo period</n> in Japan.

<n>Tokugawa Yoshinobu</n>, the 15th and last shōgun of Japan, practicing <n>kyūdō</n> (Japanese archery), c. 1900.

<n>Chomthong Hand Woven Cotton Hakama Pants</n> by <n>Sawan</n>.

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<n>Japanese Officer in State Dress</n>, a hand-colored albumen print by <n>Felice Beato</n> depicting a <n>Yakunin</n>, c. 1864.

Actor <n>Toshiro Mifune</n> in the 1967 film <n>Samurai Rebellion</n>.

An illustration of Miyamoto Musashi from the manga series <n>Vagabond</n> by <n>Takehiko Inoue</n>.

An AI-generated illustration depicting the historical samurai retainer, <n>Yasuke</n>.

Still from <n>Masaki Kobayashi</n>'s 1962 film <n>Harakiri</n>, featuring actor <n>Tatsuya Nakadai</n>.