Description: This is a RARE antique cotton Japanese Horse Trapping called UMA-GAKE in Japanese. We are selling some of these from our rare horse banner collection to make room for other items. This one has a Yui-age (long type), TSUTSUGAKI omodaka (arrowhead) family crest and KATAZOME tortoise shell pattern with rhombic flowers in center. Indigo dyed handspun cotton with painted gray pigment. You can read in detail in our article about Horse Trappings published in an arts & antique magazine HERE .

Size: 396cm (13ft) by 70cm (27.5")

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Condition: Good for its age - small tear on edge, light staining (see more pics here )