
Highlights from the Japan collections
Take a journey with the curators of the Japanese collection through some of its highlight pieces
The V&A has been collecting Japanese art and design since it was founded in 1852 and now holds one of the world's most comprehensive collections, including ceramics, lacquer, arms and armour, woodwork, metalwork, textiles and dress, prints, paintings, sculpture and modern & contemporary studio crafts.
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The samurai were the military class of Japan who developed from local provincial warriors into the ruling elite that maintained power in the name of the emperor from 1185-1868
Find out how this imposing yet delicate model of a samurai was restored to its full splendour by an expert team of V&A conservators and curators
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