Saddle (Kura)

Medium

Wood, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

burr plate: H 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 16 in. (40.6 cm) cantle plate: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Saddles

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Bashford Dean, 1914

Accession Number

14.100.186a, b