Saddle (Kura)

Medium

Wood, lacquer, abalone shell, gold

Dimensions

L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Saddles

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Morihiro and Sumiko Ogawa Gift, in memory of Dr. Sato Kanzan, 2000

Accession Number

2000.405