Stirrup

Description

Stirrups, pair, lacquered iron with gold chrysanthemums on an aventurine ground, and the crest of the Ogasawara family, daimyo of Karatsu domain: Japan, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1894.455

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Stirrup

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1830 - 1860

Materials

Iron, Lacquer

Associations

Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken, Japan, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia