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Unknown
Stirrup for Samurai Horsemanmid-19th century

Not on view
Small lacquered stirrup with deep brown finish, gold scrollwork decoration, and a burnished gold leaf interior footrest surface, viewed from above at a three-quarter angle

Unknown, Stirrup for Samurai Horseman, mid-19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Stirrup for Samurai Horseman
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868) or Meiji period (1868 - 1912)
Medium
Gilt bronze with metal inlays and gold stone-ground lining
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 x 11/16 in. (3.8 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.84
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. New York: Weatherhill, 1975.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Sculpture in Miniature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part III. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1986.
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.