{"id":600,"date":"2009-04-14T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.froginawell.net\/japan\/?p=600"},"modified":"2014-08-30T14:12:15","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T14:12:15","slug":"samurai-related-events-bowers-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/froginawell.net\/frog\/2009\/04\/samurai-related-events-bowers-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Samurai-related events, Bowers Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bowers Museum<\/a> in southern California opens a new exhibition this Sunday, “Art of the Samurai: Selections from the Tokyo National Museum.” In conjunction, the museum is hosting a range of samurai-related events<\/a>. Sword fetishists, get ready!<\/p>\n

<\/strong>All lectures are free to Members and with paid admission unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 19
\n<\/strong>1:30 PM
\nOPENING DAY LECTURE:\u00a0 ART OF A WARLORD, SHOGUN, AND DEITY:\u00a0 TOKUGAWA IEYASU (1546-1616) AND THE POLITICS OF SAMURAI CULTURE
\nDr. Morgan Pitelka, Chair of the Asian Studies Department at Occidental College and a cultural historian of pre-modern Japan, explores the art collecting, patronage, and memorialization of the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, the military regime that governed Japan from 1603 to 1868. Tokugawa Ieyasu was a collector of paintings and ceramics, a fan of the Noh theatere, a grudging participant in tea ritual, and a passionate devotee of falconry.<\/p>\n

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Saturday, April 25
\n<\/strong>SPIRIT OF THE SWORD, CONVERSATIONS WITH TWO RENOWNED BLADEMAKERS
\nWidely revered for their fine craftsmanship of Japanese-style swords, father and son Phill and Phil Hartsfield share insight, stories, the science, and the spirituality behind their over 30 years of blade making. A live demonstration will follow the lecture.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 3
\n<\/strong>1:30 PM
\nWARRIOR VENDETTAS AND THE TOKUGAWA ORDER<\/p>\n

Using the Incident of the Forty-Seven Ronin and other vendettas as examples, Dr. Samuel H. Yamashita, Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History, Pomona College, describes how Tokugawa authorities attempted to control the warriors\u2019 vengeful feelings and how they reacted when such feelings led to impermissible behavior.
\nThursday, May 14<\/strong>
\n6:30 PM<\/p>\n

AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE SAKE & SAKE TASTING
\nCurious about Japanese sake but not sure where to begin?\u00a0 Meher McArthur, specialist in the art and culture of East Asia, explores the history of sake (rise wine), how and where it is made, drinking etiquette, and its importance in Japanese culture.\u00a0 McArthur will introduce you to eight different kinds of sake.\u00a0 Learn the difference between regular and premium, unfiltered and unpasteurized, as well as the best ways to drink sake \u2013 hot or cold.\u00a0 Space is limited.\u00a0 Members $18; General $22.\u00a0 Pre-payment is required.\u00a0 Space is limited.\u00a0 Please send reservations to Education Department, Bowers Museum, 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706.\u00a0 For more information, please contact wbrown(at)bowers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16
\n<\/strong>1:30 PM
\nJAPANESE CASTLES AND THEIR CONTENTS:\u00a0 SAMURAI ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
\nDr. Bruce Coats, Scripps, discusses the way in which the 17th century Japanese samurai class constructed enormous castle complexes throughout Japan, and filled them with spectacular paintings, fine furniture and ceramics, and extraordinary arms and armor. This lecture will explore some of these domains of the military, with particular emphasis on Kobori Enshu (1579-1647) who built castles, gardens, temples and teahouses for the shogun and provincial governors.<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31
\n<\/strong>1:30 PM
\nJAPANESE SWORDS AND ARMOR
\nDr. Bruce Coats, Scripps College, surveys the development and fabrication of Japanese swords from ancient to modern times. Attention will also be given to sword mountings, body armor, and battle tactics to gain a broader perspective on the lives and deaths of samurai. Japanese swords are among the world’s finest weapons<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 14
\n<\/strong>1:30 PM
\nLESSONS FROM THE PAST
\nRenowned Japanese kimono designer and stylist Nobuaki Tomita introduces the history and evolution of samurai clothing worn during the Meiji Restoration in Edo period Japan, along with that of the kimono during the Taisho, Showa, and Heisei eras.\u00a0 Accompanying this program will be a collection of clothing, modeled and displayed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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