Samurai Attack a Japanese Village

Samurai Warriors Attack a Village

Samurai cut down village defenders in the snow, feudal Japan.

Library of Congress Prints and Photos Collection.

These images were created by an unknown artist between 1750 and 1850 in Japan. They depict a raid on a Japanese village by a band of heavily armed samurai warriors.

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• Samurai Warriors Attack a Village
• Samurai Invaders Cross the Bridge
• Samurai Attack Disturbs Domestic Life
• Samurai Smash a Home
• Battle on the Stream Bank
• Fourteen Samurai Prepare to Attack a Home
• Fighting in the Courtyard
• Running Battle through the Town
• Villagers Flee before the Samurai
• Cutting Down the Defenseless