A pair of abumi [stirrups] | Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

The Property of a European Collector

A pair of abumi [stirrups]

Momoyama - Edo period, late 16^th - early 17^th century 

the pair of iron abumi of typical form, inlaid in gilt each with maru ni kikyo mon [encircled Chinese bellflower crest] surrounded with a geometric mesh pattern, the sides with florets in a trellis design, the interior with wood lining decorated in red lacquer, the underside with birds among young bamboo leaves 

Each 27 cm., 10½ in. long