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Kubi Bukuro
is a type of string bag used by the samurai class primarily during the Sengoku period of Japan. ''Kubi bukuro'' literally means 'neck bag'. This type of bag was made out of net to carry a severed enemy head. When walking, it is hung it from the waist. When the owner is riding a horse, the bag is fastened to the saddle. Samurai commanders carried many of these Kubi bukuro. See also * Kate-bukuro References * Turnbull, Stephen (1998). ''The Samurai Sourcebook.'' London: Arms & Armour Press. , reprinted by Cassell & Co., London, 2000. External links * Samurai weapons and equipment {{clothing-stub ...
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Kubi Bukuro (Head Bag)
is a type of string bag used by the samurai class primarily during the Sengoku period of Japan. ''Kubi bukuro'' literally means 'head bag'. This type of bag was made out of net to carry a severed enemy head. When walking, it is hung it from the waist. When the owner is riding a horse, the bag is fastened to the saddle. Samurai commanders carried many of these Kubi bukuro. See also * Kate-bukuro References * Turnbull, Stephen (1998). ''The Samurai Sourcebook.'' London: Arms & Armour Press. , reprinted by Cassell & Co., London, 2000. External links * Samurai weapons and equipment {{clothing-stub ...
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String Bag
A string bag, net bag, or mesh bag is an open netted bag. Mesh bags are constructed from strands, yarns, or non-woven synthetic material into a net-like structure. String bags are used as reusable shopping bags and as packaging for produce. History Bags of net-like material have been used by many cultures in history. For example, Japanese divers have used string bags to collect items to bring to the surface. Czechoslovakia In Czechoslovakia, the production of string bags dates back to 1920s to the town of Žďár nad Sázavou/Saar in former Czechoslovakia, present day Czech Republic, when a salesman Vavřín Krčil, representing Jaro J. Rousek company, began to produce string bags under the trademark Saarense (EKV) at the local chateau Ždár. They formerly made hair nets, which had become obsolete due to shorter hairstyles coming into fashion. This led to years of prosperity for the company. The hand made shopping bags were made of artificial silk yarn, woven by women work ...
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Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and ''Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the '' bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo period (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains of ...
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Sengoku Period
The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various samurai warlords and Japanese clans, clans fought for control over Japan in the power vacuum, while the emerged to fight against samurai rule. The Nanban trade, arrival of Europeans in 1543 introduced the arquebus into Japanese warfare, and Japan ended its status as a Tributary system of China, tributary state of China in 1549. Oda Nobunaga dissolved the Ashikaga shogunate in 1573 and launched a war of political unification by force, including the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, until his death in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582. Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed his campaign to unify Japan and consolidated his rule with numerous influential reforms. Hideyoshi launched the Japanese invasions of Korea (159 ...
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Kate-bukuro
The was a commonly-worn component of samurai attire during periods such as the Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ... (1467–1615) of Japan. A was a provisions bag used by the samurai class and their retainers. For ordinary officers, these provisions bags were known as . These types of bags were made of twisted paper strings within the style of fine basketwork, and measures around 1 to 9 (around ). These bags were then carried at the right side of the waist. Another bag, carrying 3 or 4 of uncooked rice, was also considered advisable to carry. Baked rice was also regularly carried in cold weather, due to its emission of heat. See also * References Bibliography *''The Samurai Sourcebook'' External links * Textile arts of Japan Samurai ...
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