The culture of Far East has always been interesting for the people of the West. Japanese traditions, often associated with an image of a samurai warrior, are especially appealing and exotic. But Japan should also be connected with unusual, filled with oriental beauty and aesthetics, inspiring art, contained in ikebana, origami or unusual woodcuts.

On holidays the fascinating world of samurai traditions is presented in Krakow on an exhibition: “Musha-e. Prints of Armed Warriors,” which will be held till 31st August in Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology. The exposition presents a combination of art and Japanese combat traditions. Musha-e are incredibly precise and detailed woodcuts showing samurais, their duels and fights. They are a type of the ukiyo-e woodcuts which developed from the 17th to the 19th century, and whose name can be roughly translated as “the pictures of a transient world.”

Apart from beautiful and dynamic woodcuts, the exhibits include Japanese armoury and various types of weapon used by samurais. It seems then, that the exposition might be extremely interesting not only for the lovers of martial arts but also for the history enthusiasts.