101 Great Samurai Prints (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

I have been an enthusiastic fan most of my life of anything to do with the martial arts and the warrior arts. The Japanese Samurai “Code of Bushido” (Way of the warrior) has always been part of my lifestyle having trained in numerous martial arts (Judo, Jujitsu, Karate-do, Kenjutsu, Wakizashi-Jutsu etc.) systems over the years. I have also been interested in Japanese poetry (Haiku) and art forms like the Japanese style of woodblock prints. I recently purchased this wonderful volume (101 Great samurai Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi) of Samurai prints for a reasonable price on Amazon. Even though I have seen many of these Japanese wood block prints in the past, what makes this book unique is that on each page they not only have a full color print of a Samurai, but it also has a short explanation on the bottom of the page of who the drawing is supposed to be and what it means. Some of the prints include the following Samurai: Oda Nobunaga, who was a famous war lord, the Samurai commander Imagawa Yoshimoto, Takenaka Hanbee Shigeharu, who was the intellectual advisor to a military commander, The Samurai Skai Ukon Masanao with his Katana (Long sword) drawn, Yamanaka Shikanosuke Yukimori, a Samurai in full armor and numerous other beautiful prints. If you are into the Japanese martial arts and artistic arts, you will love this fantastic set of beautiful Samurai Prints. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: The Samurai Soul: An old warrior’s poetic tribute).

I feel like a kid again, reading this book. It’s a delight to look at the pictures, and read a brief history of the particular samurai that is shown on each page. If you enjoy Japanese culture and history, as much as I do. You will really love this book I highly recommend it. It’s the best kind of gift you can give yourself.

Nice illustrations

All of the prints are printed very clearly and there's a really nice variety. Each one comes with a description at the bottom and the beginning of the book offers an explanation of the layout of each print. Definitely worth the buy if you're into samurai, Japan, or Japanese art. My ONLY wish would be making the descriptions longer and providing more to read on each picture, but the paragraph provided does the trick well enough.

Good print quality. Since it is a complete series of not- that- well-known prints- its well worth the price

Excellent images of actual people and with stories. A surprise.

This has a great variety of scenes and situations, along with explanations as to what is happening and other details about the print itself. It's an excellent book for anyone interested in the subject

Awsome illustrations throughout the entire book! I will be keeping my eye out for ne other wood block print books that may come out or already be out! Deff perfect for nebodys collection who are into Japanese and/or Samurai culture!!!

Great reference material for the artist or history buff

Traditional Japanese art, very cool

Immer wieder gerne, Qualität stimmt und der Preis auch. Sehr zufrieden, kann es nur jedem empfehlen. Freundliche Grüsse aus der Schweiz

Sou de há muito interessado no Ukyio-e, e estas gravuras de samurai são esplêndidas

O livro é ótimo, a resolução das imagens é muito boa. Não sei por qual motivo pensei que fosse capa dura, o que agregaria valor (na minha opinião), mas não é, no entanto isso não tira mérito nenhum da obra! Um belo livro!