Samurai Date Masamune--single one-eyed figure seated on camp chair
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Item Number: SW020
Samurai Date Masamune--single one-eyed figure seated on camp chair
Known as the'One-Eyed Dragon', this legendary samurai warrior lost his right eye during child-hood and also faced rejection by his family with his own mother flavouring his younger brother and even attempting to poison him!
Needless to say, with family like this, Masamune grew up to become fiercely independent and a ruthlessly aggressive character.
During the events that eventually led up to the Battle of Sekigahara, Masamune allied himself to the victor, Tokugawa Ieyasu, helping the latter to secure the Tokugawa Shogunate.
In that time, Masamune was instantly recognizable by his distinctive style of jet-black armour and his helmet (kabuto) adorned by a gold crescent moon shape.
Our seated figure shows Masamune adopting a calm and static pose, observing the battle through his one good eye.
‘The Warriors of Bushido’
Bushido means ‘The Way of the Warrior’, and served as the strict moral and ethical code of Japan’s samurai class, which had its roots in the military traditions that began in theKamakura Period (1192-1333). These rules and codes were eventually written down and shaped during the peaceful Edo period (1603-1868) following the decisive Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Here are the latest additions to this colourful and dramatic series of Japanese warriors that illustrate the Samurai and Ashigaru of that time and that battle.
Due to be released in SEPTEMBER 2026.
