Kidai Shoran (detail) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst (Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin), former collection of Hans-Joachim and Inge Küster, gift of Manfred Bohms 2002, photography: Tadao Kodaira

4Samurai procession

Only samurai of a certain rank were allowed to ride to the castle on horseback. They would travel with retainers, including a vanguard holding a fur-covered lance, and another attendant to shoulder baskets containing raingear. In the procession shown here, someone is being carried in a palanquin. Different types of palanquins were used according to one’s rank and the purpose of the outing.