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Property from The Arms and Armor Collection of Mr. John H. Morris sold to benefit The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Department of Arms and Armor

A Lacquer and Inlaid Wood Saddle (Kura)

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM)

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A Lacquer and Inlaid Wood Saddle (Kura)
Edo period (17th century), with kao (cursive monogram)
Decorated in raised gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays on the front and rear with brocades and bamboo flutes, the ground roiro-nuri, the exterior edges inlaid with crushed abalone shell; kao (cursive monogram) on underside
15 3/8in. (39cm.) long

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