Title: Stirrups (Abumi) with Cosmetic Brushes
Object type: Stirrups
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Steel with gold and silver hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground
Dimensions: H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY