Lecture: Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan (Markus Sesko)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BydORXLgx1U This April 28, 2022, talk by Markus Sesko, Associate Curator of Asian Arms and Armor at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, introduces the museum’s extensive Japanese arms and armor collection and discusses the newly opened exhibition Samurai Splendor: Sword Fittings from Edo Japan, on display until spring 2024. This exhibition explores the luxurious aspect of Edo-period sword fashion, a fascinating area of Japanese arms…