The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Property of a European Collector
Lot Closed
May 10, 02:33 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Collector
A pair of abumi [stirrups]
Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th 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