拍品 214
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An Inlaid Saddle (Kura)
An Inlaid Saddle (Kura)

MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)

細節
An Inlaid Saddle (Kura)
Muromachi period (16th century)
The saddle decorated entirely in inlaid stag-antler with designs of snowflakes against a black lacquer ground, the front and back designed with opened and closed umbrellas in red hiramaki-e, the red lacquer worn away in places revealing the black lacquer beneath

拍品專文

From the middle Heian period (794-1185), the basic form of the saddle did not change. It was designed to accomodate mounted archers. Notches on the sides of the pommel allowed the rider to grip the saddle with his legs while standing in the stirrups, shooting arrows while his horse is in a full gallop. The decoration of snowflakes and umbrellas is simple and refined.