This imaginative collection of royalty-free images juxtaposes portraits of Old Japan's samurai warriors with medieval armored knights. The 200 full-color illustrations are drawn from rare 19th-century sources, including valuable prints by the famed Japanese artist Kuniyoshi. Images are offered as bot... read more
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This imaginative collection of royalty-free images juxtaposes portraits of Old Japan's samurai warriors with medieval armored knights. The 200 full-color illustrations are drawn from rare 19th-century sources, including valuable prints by the famed Japanese artist Kuniyoshi. Images are offered as both high-resolution and Internet-ready files.
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