Art and Poetry
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The figure "Samurai Yoshitsune" (pre-1900s) stands alone, in a position that is both warrior's feint and artist's dance. One hand holds a bamboo stick aloft, as if about to swing it toward his combatant. The other hand reaches for one of his two swords. There is a beautiful symmetry to his position that suggests his grace in combat, while the uptilt of the toes from the heel on the floor suggests a dancer's balletic grace. His clothes are forest green and earthen clay, but the elaborate texture and detailing of the voluminous costuming create a dazzling contrast of camouflage and courtliness. His face is defiant and determined; stoic, perhaps. In this solitary figure, the artist raises the same questions about life, conviction and mortality that William Henley and Emily Bronte ponder in their poetry.Samurai Yoshitsune, therefore, combines many concepts in a single figure. First, the figure encourages the viewer to consider the relationship between nature and order. The term "samurai" means "those who serve" and samurai were the defenders of a given lord's realm. Samurai warriors, therefore, kept the social order and themselves lived by a very strict code of honor and behavior regarding their duties as samurai. However, the control of land also often means the cultivation of nature. In addition, a warrior often destroys nature through the killing of his combatants. Thus, a samurai at once defended order while destroying nature. "Samurai Yoshitsune" hints at th
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