The highest quality tamahagane can cost up to 50 times more than ordinary steel made using modern methods ... Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely sell to art collectors ...

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 underwent on its early path to ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite ... poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power in the 12th century, and their influence grew ...