Artworks

Rear saddle bow

Artwork · Anonymous · late 6th century · Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

Openwork gilt bronze fittings for the back of a wooden saddle, close to Korean finds: hexagons enclosing a dragon, phoenix, lion, elephant, makara and palmettes. From the Fujinoki Tomb, one of the longest corridor tombs found. 1 Mason 2005, p. 38, fig. 41. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005.