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Pair of Stirrups (Abumi)

Pair of Stirrups (Abumi). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: L. of each 11 3/4 in (29.8 cm); H. of each 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm); W. of each 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm). Date: late 16th-early 17th century. Stirrups decorated with mother-of-pearl are rare, and this pair is perhaps the finest surviving example. Prominently placed on the front of each stirrup is a <i>mon</i> (heraldic emblem) consisting of three hollyhock leaves in a circle signifying the ownership of the Tokugawa family, which held the office of <i>shogun</i> (supreme military commander of Japan) from 1603 to 1868. At the time these stirrups were made, luxurious objects displaying the Tokugawa <i>mon</i> so prominently would have been appropriate only for Ieyasu Tokugawa, his son Hidetada Tokugawa (the first and second shoguns, respectively), or one of their closest relatives.
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Title:
Pair of Stirrups (Abumi)
Caption:
Pair of Stirrups (Abumi). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: L. of each 11 3/4 in (29.8 cm); H. of each 10 3/8 in. (26.5 cm); W. of each 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm). Date: late 16th-early 17th century. Stirrups decorated with mother-of-pearl are rare, and this pair is perhaps the finest surviving example. Prominently placed on the front of each stirrup is a mon (heraldic emblem) consisting of three hollyhock leaves in a circle signifying the ownership of the Tokugawa family, which held the office of shogun (supreme military commander of Japan) from 1603 to 1868. At the time these stirrups were made, luxurious objects displaying the Tokugawa mon so prominently would have been appropriate only for Ieyasu Tokugawa, his son Hidetada Tokugawa (the first and second shoguns, respectively), or one of their closest relatives.
Technique/material:
Iron, lacquer, mother-of-pearl
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 3151 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 26.7 cm | 14.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARMS AND ARMOR • ASIA • EQUESTRIAN EQUIPMENT-STIRRUPS • IRON (METAL) • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON • IRON, LACQUER, MOTHER-OF-PEARL • JAPAN • JEWELRY: PEARLS • LACQUER • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PEARL • PEARLS • STIRRUPS