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Opal head, opal katana, Kobuki samurai brilliance at its absolute finest in pendant form! This is legendary museum quality glass that you can actually wear like a precious gem stone and show off to your family and friends. This is glass history right here! The lines and coloring in this one are utterly AWESOME.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (February 2, 1536 or March 26, 1537 - September 18, 1598) was a preeminent daimyo, warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier." He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle. After his death, his young son Hideyori was displaced by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Hideyoshi is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms. He financed the construction, restoration and rebuilding of many temples standing today in Kyoto. Hideyoshi played an important role in the history of Christianity in Japan when he ordered the execution by crucifixion of twenty-six Christians.
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