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Gregory Irvine

Gregory Irvine is curator in the Far Eastern Department of The Victoria and Albert Museum, responsible for the collections of Japanese metalwork, particularly arms and armour. As well as extended periods of research into collections of swords and armour in Japan itself, his other research areas include the philosophies and social context behind the use of weaponry in Japan's historical period.