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*In the late Asuka & Nara periods, the [[military conscription|militias]] from the [[Kanto|Kantô]] and southern [[Mutsu province|Mutsu]] were known for having the best horses, and the best horsemen, and so when larger groups needed to be mobilized, it was these eastern warriors who were often called upon. The system of military conscription was eventually ended in [[792]], and though foot soldiers continued to form the core of Japanese armies in the 8th-10th centuries, by sometime in the 10th century, mounted warriors from select families - i.e. the samurai, or their precursors - came to be the dominant form of military power. - William de Bary, Sources of Japanese Tradition, vol 1, Columbia University Press (2001), 266.
*Paired screens were the loftiest format; triptychs were one step down. - Tim Screech, Obtaining Images, 33.
*Paired screens were the loftiest format; triptychs were one step down. - Tim Screech, Obtaining Images, 33.