L'Arc et le Sabre - imaginaire guerrier du Japon exhibition at the Musée Guimet

Published by Laurent de Sortiraparis · Photos by Laurent de Sortiraparis · Published on March 18, 2022 at 12:11 p.m.
The Musée Guimet is devoting an exhibition to the figure of the samurai and the imaginary world that encompasses it, entitled "L'Arc et le Sabre. Imaginaire guerrier du Japon", from March 16 to August 29, 2022.

The Japanese warrior, a figure from Asian history as intriguing as it is fantasized... But above all, an imaginary world to which the Musée Guimet is dedicating an exhibition, L'Arc et le Sabre. Imaginaire guerrier du Japon, from March 16 to August 29, 2022. The exhibition focuses on this almost tutelary figure in the history of medieval Japan, placing him in his historical context and revealing the many facets of this warrior and his cultural environment.

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Aristocratic culture, a taste for Noh theater, the tea ceremony, poetry... These are just some of the little-known facets of the samurai, unveiled through a hundred or so works comprising prints, weapons and objets d'art. The exhibition also aims to show"the way in which the samurai is perceived, fantasized or parodied", through a series of prints, The Story of the 47 Ronins, housed in the museum.

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The exhibition also highlights the use of samurai images in popular culture, through cinema, video games and comic strips. A Star Wars Darth Vader figurine is displayed at the very end of the exhibition, echoing the samurai helmet that inspired the character's outfit, also on display.

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Media that illustrate the vision of the soldier in modern Japan and in the West, embodying an identity of the Land of the Rising Sun in the collective imagination. In short, a great exhibition to learn all about samurai!

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From March 16, 2022 to August 29, 2022

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    Location

    6, place d´ Iéna - 19, avenue d´ Iéna
    75116 Paris 16

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    Access
    Metro line 9 "Iéna" station

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    Tarif réduit: €8.5
    Plein tarif: €11.5

    Official website
    www.guimet.fr

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    Open every day except Tuesday, from 10am to 6pm.

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