Saddle (Kura) with Stylized Flowers

Date

Saddle: Muromachi period (1392–1573), dated 1491 (Entoku 3); lacquer decoration: Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century

Type

Saddle

Medium

Saddle: Gold maki-e with black lacquer decoration: Pommel: lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on black ground; seat: nashiji (“pear-skin” ground)

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2015.500.2.37

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015