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Japan: Traditional crafts and trades of the 18th century from a hand-painted album by an anonymous artist. Folio 68: A warrior, perhaps a mercenary shinobi, wearing concealed body armour and armed with wakizashi sword and naginata

Japan: Traditional crafts and trades of the 18th century from a hand-painted album by an anonymous artist. Folio 68: A warrior, perhaps a mercenary <i>shinobi</i>,  wearing concealed body armour and armed with <i>wakizashi</i> sword and <i>naginata</i>

Hand-coloured illustration from a Japanese miscellany on traditional trades, crafts and customs in mid-18th century Japan, dated Meiwa Era (1764-1772) Year 6 (c. 1770 CE).

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