A Lacquered-Wood Saddle (Kura)
A Lacquered-Wood Saddle (Kura)

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), SIGNED MASATOMO AND WITH KAO (CURSIVE MONOGRAM), AND DATED GENROKU ROKUNEN NIGATSU JUICHINICHI (1693.2.17)

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A Lacquered-Wood Saddle (Kura)
Edo period (17th century), signed Masatomo and with kao (cursive monogram), and dated Genroku rokunen nigatsu juichinichi (1693.2.17)
The wooden saddle frame decorated in gold takamaki-e, red hiramaki-e amd kirikane with hares among rocks and waves on a nashiji ground, the hares' eyes inlaid in pink stones and the fur rendered with fine lines raised in relief; incised signature on underside
15in. (38cm.) long