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Shogun Iemitsu: War and Romance in 17th Century Tokugawa Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781440155635)
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R. Zomber Michael R. Zomber
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xRising from the fragrant, soothing water, Hideo allowed the liquid to stream down his face. His long hair trailed down his well-muscled neck in a satisfying weighty mass. Wiping his eyes and completely relaxed, Hideo looked first at the swords on the stand nearest him and then fell into a reverie. His earliest childhood memory was not of his beloved mother but of his father's swords.
The ritual was invariable. Before his father would kiss his mother, before his father would greet or dandle him, the man who had had the courage and audacity to marry the daughter of one of the Dictator Oda's concubines removed his sandals with great care and walked to the black lacquer, double sword stand and, employing ever greater care, first removed the long sword from his sash and then the shorter sword. Each was positioned with incredible accuracy so that the handle and guard were outside of the cradle formed by the arms of the stand. The long sword was always placed above the shorter one. Their graceful curves, shining black lacquer scabbards, and silk-wrapped grips fascinated Hideo. They were so intimately associated with his father-a kindly but serious man of few words.
Shogun Iemitsu chronicles a day in the life of two young samurai, Hideo and Kobiyashi, as they attend a festival, fall in love, and put down a rebellion against the Tokugawa government that changes their lives forever. Shogun Iemitsu is based entirely on historical events, and it is filled with breathtaking details of life under the Shoguns. A must-read for anyone who enjoyed James Clavell's Shogun. Shogun Iemitsu will thrill beyond your wildest expectations
Author: R. Zomber Michael R. Zomber
ISBN-10: 1440155631
ISBN-13: 9781440155635
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2009
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d
By R. Zomber Michael R. Zomber
xMichael Zomber has been interested in Japanese art and culture for nearly fifty years. He is recognized in Europe, America, South America, and Japan as an authority on antique Japanese arms and armor. He has been featured on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun series and has written and produced the well-reviewed documentary Soul of the Samurai, which was distributed by Cinema Guild. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
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