Two Pairs of Japanese Silver Inlaid Iron Stirrups, Abumi
19TH CENTURY
of typical form, the first pair each inlaid on the front with flower heads, the interior with partial mother-of-pearl inlays; the second pair each inlaid on the front with floral blossoms borne on leafy vines, the underside with silver wired clouds, the interior red-lacquered.
Average height 10 in., 25.5 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund