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Pair of stirrups with design of wagon wheels and waves

17th century
Artist Unknown, Japanese
Overall (Each): 26.7 x 15.2 x 30.5 cm (10 1/2 x 6 x 12 in.)
Iron with silver inlay and lacquer lining

Classification: Arms and armor

Culture: Japanese

Period: Edo period

Accession number: 2009.4337.1-2

Provenance/Ownership History: By 1964, Honorable Thomas P. and Dorothy Farley Collection, Mattituck, NY; 2009, gift of Dorothy Farley to the MFA. (Accession date: September 16, 2009)

Gift of Honorable Thomas P. and Dorothy Farley