According
to the rule of the Shogunate and the Bushido Shoshinshu (the Code of the Samuraii)
a samurai was ordered to commit oibara seppuku (also "hara kiri" (ritual suicide)
upon the loss of his master. There were however, those who defied the code. These
were the ronin abound men who shaped their own destiny and set their own rules.
This breed of self made men independent of the system ranged from the magnificent
such as the legendary and noble Miyamoto Musashi, author of the "Book of
Five Ring" to true rascals.
Sold
to Private Collection
