Cheek plate of horse bit (Excavated from Tamaki-yama No.3 tumulus, Nara)

Iron coverd gilt bronze
D 10.8
Kofun period　6th century

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Cheek plate of horse bit (Excavated from Tamaki-yama No.3 tumulus, Nara)_0

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Gyōyō are the ornamental metal fittings that hang pendent from the straps affixed to horses. This one features a pair of phoenixes facing one another done in openwork that is set into a gilt bronze backing. The other piece is a kagami-ita; it is one of the decorative metal fittings attached to the bit put in a horse’s mouth. An openwork floral arabesque motif (karakusamon) featuring honeysuckle is set at the center of a mirror-like backing. The motifs perhaps reflect the cultural influence of China during the Six Dynasties (220–589); they represent the great heights achieved in Kofun-period metalwork.

YOSHIZAWA SatoruEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.329, no.242.

Accession Number	728-6
Category	Archaeological Works
Provenance	Excavated from Tamaki-yama No.3 tumulus, Nara
Bibliography	Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Golden Ornamentation in the Kofun Period: Japanese-Korean Relations as Seen Through Burial Objects. Nara National Museum, 2004, 23p. (Japanese) Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese)