shogun
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He was adopted by his uncle, who served the shogun as a maker of mirrors, and at age 19 he entered the studio of Shunsho, who specialized in imagery of actors and women.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023
Rucci dubbed one of the most magnificent of the robes “the shogun caftan.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023
The word “meyasubako,” meaning a petition box in Japan under the shogun, appeared for the first time yesterday in The Times in an article about taking suggestions.
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023
In November, the reigning shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned and relinquished his power, and in January 1868 the emperor officially proclaimed the end of the shogunate.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“Word has it,” Marie-Laure overhears one taxidermist telling another, “the stone is from Japan, it’s very ancient, it belonged to a shogun in the eleventh century.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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East Asia - Middle School
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