Samurai @ The British Museum

[Gyakuto104]

I went to London this weekend to see the Samurai exhibition at the British Museum. It was very well presented, for the layman with armour, swords, costumes and amazing woodblock prints; the latter impressed me more than anything else! Vibrant colours and crisp details as well as dynamic subjects. I stayed in a budget hotel (Premier Inn) in the Holborn area and it was the perfect location with an excellent japanese restaurant (Eat Tokyo-so reasonably priced, too) right outside the front of the hotel as well as Chinese, Vietnamese and Italian restaurants. The museum was a 20minute walk away and I have to say, the whole experience changed my somewhat negative views on London; my other half and I agreed we’d consider buying an apartment somewhere around the British Museum as a weekend bolt hole. So we’ve started playing the Euromillions Lottery A big win is what it’d take! We met up with her nephews and medical school friends and ate a bit too much….well they did.

 

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These tsuba were exquisite. The four from the left in the top row was like nothing else I’ve ever seen!

 

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To accommodate the anime/manga brigade, they included many references to Star Wars and other popular culture icons.

 

[Gyakuto104]

If you find yourself in London anytime up until May, I’d recommend a visit to this exhibition @ £22 tickets in advance. Admission to the British Museum’s permanent collections is completely free.

 

[Steve]

If you find yourself in London anytime up until May, I’d recommend a visit to this exhibition @ £22 tickets in advance. Admission to the British Museum’s permanent collections is completely free.

I was going to ask how long the exhibit would be available. We're going to be in London for a few days in June. Looks like we'll just miss it, sadly.

 

[Flying Crane]

I will be there at the end of June. Sounds like I will miss it. Would have liked to see it.

 

[Same Trick49]

Very nice…..you’re allowed to take photos in there ?

 

[Gyakuto104]

Very nice…..you’re allowed to take photos in there ?

No it’s expressly forbidden. The images you see are psychically uploaded from my mind’s eye

 

[Same Trick49]

No it’s expressly forbidden. The images you see are psychically uploaded from my mind’s eye

no way, I don’t believe that, your minds eye, no way !

 

[Gyakuto104]

no way, I don’t believe that, your minds eye, no way !

I am very powerful

 

[Stuarto65]

Very nice pictures. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a pretty impressive samurai exhibit. If you're ever visiting Boston, you have to check it out. The MFA itself is very impressive and huge! You could spend the whole day in that place and not get it all covered.

 

[Gyakuto104]

Very nice pictures. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a pretty impressive samurai exhibit. If you're ever visiting Boston, you have to check it out. The MFA itself is very impressive and huge! You could spend the whole day in that place and not get it all covered.

When I was walking around the British Museum I was thinking, ‘I bet this is all run-of-the-mill compared with what they have in the USA!’ Your museums are amazing despite not once having an Empire to steal artifacts!

It might have to be a long time until I can visit the USA but I live in hope