Pair of Stirrups with Design of Rabbits Leaping amid Waves

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Pair of Stirrups with Design of Rabbits Leaping amid Waves

Alternate Title: 波に兎文鐙
Japan, early Edo period, 17th century
Arms and Armor
Iron with silver and brass inlay, lacquer
a: 9 3/4 × 5 × 11 3/8 in. (24.77 × 12.7 × 28.89 cm) b: 9 5/8 × 5 × 11 1/4 in. (24.45 × 12.7 × 28.58 cm)
Gift of the Far Eastern Art Council (M.88.180a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.