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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF ABUMI [STIRRUPS]
SIGNED KARETSU KOMATSU SUMI SAKU
EDO PERIOD, 17 TH CENTURY
鐙一対、江戸時代、17世紀
of typical form, inlaid in fine silver hirazogan with
peony sprays and black lacquer interiors
26 cm., 10¼ in. long
£ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,550-4,700 US$ 4,000-5,300

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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A RARE IRON HORSE MASK
MOMOYAMA PERIOD, 16 TH CENTURY
馬面、桃山時代、16世紀
the russet iron mask with a strap riveted
construction engraved with pierced details
including plum blossom
23.5 cm., 9⅛ in. long
This rare horse muzzle is in the style of those
found in Europe at the end of the 16 century. For
th
similar European examples see: Antoni Romuald
Chodyński, Horse Muzzles (Munich, 1987), pp.
4-20. A similar European example from the Royal
House of Hanover sold in these rooms 5 October
th
2005. For others, in the Wallace Collection – go
to: https://www.wallacecollection.org/
£ 2,000-3,000
€ 2,350-3,550 US$ 2,650-4,000

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