Tanegashima: the Gun of the Samurai

In this video we talk about the introduction of matchlock muskets in Japan in the late 16th century, and then we look at the beautiful gun owned by the warrior Horio Yoshiharu, which is now part of the collection of the MET Museum in New York.

Clickable Time Stamps:
00:11 Intro to the video
01:30 The arrival and the adoption of matchlock guns in Japan
08:20 The finding of Horio Yoshiharu's gun by the curator Bashford Dean
10:19 Yoshiharu's musket as a blend of Portuguese and Japanese craftsmanship
13:53 Reading the inscriptions on the gun
15:28 The story of the gun, from Toyotomi Hideyoshi to Horio Yoshiharu
18:26 Conclusion
20:46 Sources & further reading

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