Set of Saddle Plates, ca. 1400, Tibetan or Chinese, Iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); L. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); W. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, This set of saddle plates represents a high point in the medium of pierced ironwork, equaling or excelling anything of its type. Each plate is chiseled from a single piece of iron. The long, thin four-clawed dragons, carved in high relief in great detail, are cut entirely free from the surrounding scrollwork ground so that they can move slightly within it
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Set, Saddle Plates, ca, 1400, Tibetan, Chinese, Iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, H, 10 7/8, 27.6 cm, L, 23 1/2, 59.7, W, 13 3/4, 34.9, Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, set, saddle plates, represents, high point, medium, pierced ironwork, equaling, excelling anything, type, plate, chiseled, single piece, iron, long, thin four-clawed, dragons, carved relief, great detail, cut entirely, free, surrounding scrollwork, ground, move slightly, within
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