FEATURE: Experts trace how the world shaped the samurai into a global icon (original) (raw)
LONDON - Visitors to the British Museum's highly popular samurai exhibition probably thought they were looking at a national symbol made in Japan.
Yet, if they scratched beneath the surface, they would have found that the well-known image of the warrior figure had been shaped by centuries of overseas influence, whether that be through religion, technology, literature or movies.
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