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Koboto Santaro, a Japanese military commander, wearing traditional armour. Coloured photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1868. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/dj4u89fy Beato, Felice, approximately 1825- Public Domain Mark

File:MuromachiSamurai1538.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MuromachiSamurai1538.jpg Unknown artist / source: Musee Guimet Public Domain US

File:Takezaki suenaga ekotoba bourui.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Takezaki_suenaga_ekotoba_bourui.jpg Author unknown. Illustration rolls were ordered by Takezaki Suenaga himself. Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

The Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/36765?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=samurai&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Katō Kiyomasa.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Katō_Kiyomasa.jpg Unknown author / Kyoto City Kochiin Collection / user: GooGooDoll2 Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

File:Ashikaga Takauji Jōdo-ji.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashikaga_Takauji_Jōdo-ji.jpg Unknown artist Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

Samurai on horseback https://member.worldhistory.org/image/6478/samurai-on-horseback/ Unknown Artist Public Domain

Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21811?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=katana&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=20 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27789?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=katana&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

Illustrations Showing the Wearing of Arms and Armor https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/57671?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=samurai&offset=120&rpp=40&pos=142 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:Samurai wearing a horo.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samurai_wearing_a_horo.jpg Utagawa Kuniyoshi Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22506?ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=shogun&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=3 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access CC0

File:MAP Expo Armure samourai 05 01 2012 1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MAP_Expo_Armure_samourai_05_01_2012_1.jpg Vassil - own work CC0

File:Kuniyoshi - 6 Select Heroes (S81.5), A back view of Onikojima Yatarô Kazutada in armor holding a spear and a severed head.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kuniyoshi_-6_Select_Heroes(S81.5),_A_back_view_of_Onikojima_Yatarô_Kazutada_in_armor_holding_a_spear_and_a_severed_head.jpg Utagawa Kuniyoshi Public Domain US

File:Sekigahara Kassen Byōbu-zu (Gifu History Museum).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sekigahara_Kassen_Byōbu-zu_(Gifu_History_Museum).jpg Collection of The City of Gifu Museum of History Public Domain US

File:Araki Mataemon 荒木 又右衛門 (BM 2008,3037.00101).jpg / Museum number 2008,3037.00101 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_2008-3037-00101 British Museum British Museum Licensing CC BY NC SA 4.0

File:Seppuku-2.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seppuku-2.jpg original work by artist kunikazu utagawa / user: Waiapo Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain

File:Battle-of-Nagashino-Map-Folding-Screen-1575.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle-of-Nagashino-Map-Folding-Screen-1575.png Unknown author (Edo period, circa 18th century) / user: Artanisen Public Domain US faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain


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