Man in Samurai armour 1890 Unkown Photographer, Japanese hand-coloured black and white photo Japan late 19th - beginning of 20th-century vintage albumen photograph ( Historic History ) digital improved reproduction . ( Samurai or bushi were members of the warrior class who served as retainers to lords (including daimyo) in Feudal Japan. Originally warriors who served the Kuge and imperial court in the late 12th century, they eventually came to play a major political role until their abolition in the late 1870s during the Meiji era. )

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Size: 4488px × 7106px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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