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Kyūzaemon
Pair of Stirrups with Design of Rabbits Leaping amid Wavesearly Edo period, 17th century

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Pair of Japanese lacquered stirrups with lobed, pumpkin-shaped footrests decorated in gold and silver with rabbits amid stylized waves; brick-red lacquer interior visible on one

Kyūzaemon, Pair of Stirrups with Design of Rabbits Leaping amid Waves, early Edo period, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Far Eastern Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kyūzaemon
Japan, 17th century
Title
Pair of Stirrups with Design of Rabbits Leaping amid Waves
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early Edo period, 17th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Iron with silver and brass inlay, lacquer
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of the Far Eastern Art Council
Accession Number
M.88.180a-b
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.