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Samuari Shogun Warriors, Historical
Medieval Statues and Viking Longships
Each
statue is solid cold cast resin and individually hand painted! All
pieces highly detailed.
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Oda Nobunaga Shogun Warrior
Detailed Statue
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) was the first individual
to attempt to unify Japan at the end of the Warring States period; his
ultimate goal, though he never realized it, was to bring all of Japan "under
a single sword" (tenka-fubu). Like so many others in the history of Japan,
he rose from an obscure family through ruthless ambition to become one
of the most powerful men in Japan. His rise to power was slow and deliberate
and his use of power unforgiving. The most significant step he took in
unifying the country was the destruction of the Buddhist monastery of Mt.
Hiei. All throughout the medieval period in Japan, from the Heike war onwards,
the monks of Mt. Hiei had played a significant role in both the political
and military course of Japan. Seeing Mt. Hiei as a threat to future stability,
he destroyed the monastery and hunted down every single Hiei monk and slaughtered
them, regardless of their age or innocence.
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Takeda Shingen Shogun Warrior
Detailed Statue
Takeda Shingen (1521-1573) has been described
as the prime example of the Warring States period daimyo in that he was
tremendously successful in accomplishing limited, regional goals (expansion
of his domains) by means of a series of temporary alliances which were
quickly broken or reformed according to the need of the moment. Regional
success was perhaps all Shingen ever had in mind; unlike the three men
who unified Japan, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu,
he did not exhibit the long-range vision or strategic wisdom necessary
in the confused events of the time. Shingen and the fall of the Takeda
house are featured in the Akira Kurosawa movie, Kagemusha (Shadow Warrior).
Shingen rose to head his family by deposing his
father in 1541. The Takeda holdings were in the mountainous area of Kai
(now Yamanashi prefecture), within sight of Mt. Fuji. The surrounding area
was extremely rough and controlled by small-scale strongmen who fell one
by one to Shingen's attacks. In 1559, he was appointed shugo (constable)
of the province of Shinano (present-day Nagano prefecture) by the Ashikaga
shogunate, legitimizing his aggression.
KEY FEATURES:
* Made of solid cold cast resin
* Hand Painted
MEASUREMENTS:
Height: 13.5"
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Yamamoto Kansuke Shogun Warrior
Detailed Statue
Yamamoto Kansuke (b. ????, )(d. 1561) was one
of Takeda Shingen's most trusted Twenty-Four Generals. He was a brilliant
strategist, and is particularly known for his plan which led to victory
in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima against Uesugi Kenshin. However, Yamamoto
never lived to see his plan succeed; thinking it to have failed, he charged
headlong into the enemy ranks, dying valiantly in battle.
Legend says that Kansuke was blind in one eye
and lame, but a fierce warrior nevertheless. In various works of art, he
is depicted holding a naginata as a support for his weak leg.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu Shogun Warrior
Detailed Statue
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616). Japanese military
leader and statesman, founder of the Tokugawa dynasty of shoguns. Born
Matsudaira Takechiyo of the Matsudaira military clan, Ieyasu grew up in
a chaotic period of feuding clans. He was sent at four years old as a hostage
to cement a Matsudaira alliance with the neighbouring Imagawa clan in 1547,
but was captured en route by their common enemy, the Oda clan. Held until
his father's death in 1549, Ieyasu returned home briefly before going back
to the Imagawa as a hostage. Their defeat by Oda Nobunaga in 1560 freed
Ieyasu to regain leadership of the Matsudaira, and he immediately allied
with Nobunaga, changing his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu and seizing Imagawa
land.
In 1570 he moved his headquarters to former Imagawa
territory and for the next 12 years expanded his lands and influence through
Nobunaga's campaigns, despite being forced to kill his first wife and order
his son's suicide in 1579 as proof of his loyalty to Nobunaga. He seized
more land on Nobunaga's death in 1582, becoming master of five provinces
by 1583. After inconclusive fighting in 1584, Ieyasu allied with Nobunaga's
successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi and married his sister. Following victory
at Odawara in 1590, which secured control of eastern Japan, Hideyoshi moved
Ieyasu to new lands in the east to undercut his independence. Ieyasu began
building an imposing new headquarters at a small fishing port called Edo,
later Tokyo. Occupied in the east while Hideyoshi pursued his futile invasions
of Korea, Ieyasu consolidated his new base and, shortly before Hideyoshi's
death in 1598, swore with the other great generals to serve Hideyoshi's
successor, his infant son Hideyori. Promptly breaking this oath, he began
allying with other leaders and in 1600, aided by treachery, crushed his
principal opponents at the battle of Sekigahara, normally taken as marking
the beginning of the Edo period.
In 1603 he assumed the historic title of shogun,
confirming his pre-eminence. In 1605 he passed the title to his son but
retained paramount authority, organizing two attacks on Osaka Castle in
1614 and 1615 which finally defeated Hideyori and the remaining Toyotomi
forces, thus completing the reunification of Japan under one government.
He organized new laws to regulate the court and the military clans, and
laid the foundations for over 250 years of peace under Tokugawa rule during
the Edo period. After his death he was enshrined at Nikko as Tosho Daigongen,
an aspect of the Buddha.
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Medieval Norman Knight Statue
(Detailed)
History of the Normans
An unlikely candidate for a Norman *A Nor(se)man
By c. 900 the Vikings had ravaged northern France
to such an extent that there was little plunder to be found along the rivers
which had formed their major avenue of attack. Ironically it was a Danish
Army (under a leader called Hrolf or Rolf in some chronicles), which arrived
in 911 to pillage the lower Seine Valley that created the Vikings' only
lasting impact on western Europe.
Hrolf attempted to besiege Chatres without success,
but his army was such a threat to the Seine valley, that Charles, King
of the Franks, negotiated a treaty at St. Clair-sur-Epte. Under this treaty
all the land bounded by the rivers Brestle, Epte, Avre and Dives was granted
to the Danes; effectively the land they already controlled. By 924 the
Franks were forced to grant the Danes the districts of Bayeux, Exmes and
Sees, and in 933 the Cotenin and Avranchin.
Hrolf was baptised in 912 and became known as
Rollo. Within two generations he and his followers had adopted the Franks'
language, religion, laws, customs, political organisation and methods of
warfare. They had become Franks in all but name, for they were now known
as Normans, men of Normandy - the land of the Nordmanni or Northmen.
The Normans' love of the sea and their dynamism
led to commercial prosperity. By the middle of the 11th century Normandy
was one of the most powerful states in Christendom. Desire for conquest,
in conjunction with limited available land led many Normans to pursue military
goals abroad: to Spain to fight the Moors; to Byzantium to fight the Turks;
to Sicily in 1061 to fight the Saracens; and of course to England in 1066.
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Medieval Norman Knight on
Horseback Statue (Detailed)
History of the Normans
An unlikely candidate for a Norman *A Nor(se)man
By c. 900 the Vikings had ravaged northern France
to such an extent that there was little plunder to be found along the rivers
which had formed their major avenue of attack. Ironically it was a Danish
Army (under a leader called Hrolf or Rolf in some chronicles), which arrived
in 911 to pillage the lower Seine Valley that created the Vikings' only
lasting impact on western Europe.
Hrolf attempted to besiege Chatres without success,
but his army was such a threat to the Seine valley, that Charles, King
of the Franks, negotiated a treaty at St. Clair-sur-Epte. Under this treaty
all the land bounded by the rivers Brestle, Epte, Avre and Dives was granted
to the Danes; effectively the land they already controlled. By 924 the
Franks were forced to grant the Danes the districts of Bayeux, Exmes and
Sees, and in 933 the Cotenin and Avranchin.
Hrolf was baptised in 912 and became known as
Rollo. Within two generations he and his followers had adopted the Franks'
language, religion, laws, customs, political organisation and methods of
warfare. They had become Franks in all but name, for they were now known
as Normans, men of Normandy - the land of the Nordmanni or Northmen.
The Normans' love of the sea and their dynamism
led to commercial prosperity. By the middle of the 11th century Normandy
was one of the most powerful states in Christendom. Desire for conquest,
in conjunction with limited available land led many Normans to pursue military
goals abroad: to Spain to fight the Moors; to Byzantium to fight the Turks;
to Sicily in 1061 to fight the Saracens; and of course to England in 1066.
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Drakkar Viking Longship,
complete with sail, oars and stand
The historic Drekar, or dragon-headed longship,
was a stealthy troop carrier powered by sail and muscular oarsmen.
The Vikings were the most powerful people in
northwestern Europe for nearly five centuries from about AD 800. Their
longships were fast and sleek. Powered by sail or oars, they were ideally
suited for raiding because their shallow draught meant that they could
travel up estuaries and rivers. The Vikings traveled from Norway east to
the Black Sea and west to found colonies in Iceland and Greenland. The
Norse sagas tell us that the explorer Leif Ericsson went farther, becoming
the first European to set foot in North America, when he reached New Foundland
or “Vinland” around the year 1001.
An Exquisite Collectible
Meticulously Crafted and Masterful Hand-Painted
Sculpted and Cast in High Quality Resin
This collectible is made with high quality resin.
The remarkable craftsmanship captured the detailed features of this collectible.
You will be amazed by its fine details and vivid, unique coloring. This
hand-painted piece of art, takes long time and meticulous craftsmanship.
So don't wait, buy now, while supply last. This piece can only be acquired
here. It is so special, you sure will be delighted by its superior quality
and dedicated details when see it in person.
We have sold many!
KEY FEATURES:
* Made of solid cold cast resin
* Highly detailed
MEASUREMENTS:
12" Length
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Viking Raven Longship, complete
with sail, oars and stand
The Vikings were the most powerful people in
northwestern Europe for nearly five centuries from about AD 800. Their
longships were fast and sleek. Powered by sail or oars, they were ideally
suited for raiding because their shallow draught meant that they could
travel up estuaries and rivers. The Vikings traveled from Norway east to
the Black Sea and west to found colonies in Iceland and Greenland. The
Norse sagas tell us that the explorer Leif Ericsson went farther, becoming
the first European to set foot in North America, when he reached New Foundland
or “Vinland” around the year 1001.
An Exquisite Collectible
Meticulously Crafted and Masterful Hand-Painted
Sculpted and Cast in High Quality Resin
This collectible is made with high quality resin.
The remarkable craftsmanship captured the detailed features of this collectible.
You will be amazed by its fine details and vivid, unique coloring. This
hand-painted piece of art, takes long time and meticulous craftsmanship.
So don't wait, buy now, while supply last. This piece can only be acquired
here. It is so special, you sure will be delighted by its superior quality
and dedicated details when see it in person.
We have sold many!
KEY FEATURES:
* Made of solid cold cast resin
* Highly detailed
MEASUREMENTS:
12" Length
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6740
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