Saddle Tree with Lions
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Saddle Tree with Lions
lacquer work / Heian / Kamakura
Heian–Kamakura period, 12th–13th century
1背
Important Cultural Property
A ground of gold powder contrasts with lions in mother-of-pearl. These materials were popular around the 12th and 13th centuries for saddle trees used by the samurai.
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