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DESCRIPTION:Jul 9 - Sep 6\, 2026\nJapanese metalworking has been practiced 
 for over 2\,000 years\, but it was during the Edo period that the swordsmi
 ths and armorers who served the samurai class elevated such work to a reco
 gnized art form. With the Meiji Restoration of 1868\, the samurai class di
 ssolved and the public was banned from wearing swords. Metalworkers\, who 
 lost their traditional patrons overnight\, turned their skills toward deco
 rative and sculptural objects of extraordinary technical sophistication—
 pieces that were showcased at national exhibitions and international world
 ’s fairs. The Dallas Museum of Art traces this arc across more than 90 w
 orks spanning five centuries\, from arms and armor through imperial court 
 commissions to the cloisonné enameling and monumental bronze sculpture of
  the Meiji period. Among the treasures is an incense burner that once belo
 nged to Emperor Meiji himself.
LOCATION:Dallas Museum of Art\, 1717 N Harwood St\, Dallas\, TX 75201\, USA
SUMMARY:Samurai to the Imperial Court: Japanese Metalwork
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 al-court-japanese-metalwork
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