A Pair of Nanban-Style Inlaid Iron Stirrups
A Pair of Nanban-Style Inlaid Iron Stirrups

MOMOYAMA PERIOD (EARLY 17TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMURA SAKU

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A Pair of Nanban-Style Inlaid Iron Stirrups
Momoyama period (early 17th century), signed Komura saku
Inlaid in brass and silver with large peonies and scrolling vines on the front and underside, the sides of the toe-caps decorated with Portuguese traders dressed in capes, pantaloons and hats, the surrounding areas with tightly scrolling vines and the outside edges lined with family crests in roundels; shanks inlaid with formal scroll; red-lacquer interior
11 7/8in. (30.2cm.) long

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