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Object of the Week for October 4

S&D Fall Adventures: Samurai at the Smithsonian

Samurai...in flight?! The invention of the balloon struck the people of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt, but most were unable to travel to see one in person. Woodblock prints like this one helped share the excitement of the invention.

Great Samurai Warriors Wore Many Kinds of Armor Throughout History

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  1. This set of antique armor at NMNH was gifted to Prez. Roosevelt
  2. ... and SI has a woodblock print of samurai armor from Meiji Restoration
  3. Contemporary artist Shimomura, represented as George Washington surrounded by samurai at NPG
  4. Samurai money in the National Numismatics Collection
  5. Play some online games inspired by those played in the Edo period, Japan's final traditional period
  6. Can you decipher the story told through this illustration for a samurai legend?
  7. Listen to a traditional Japanese folk song with Folkways