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Horse Carving - Artifacts

Description
Wood Horse Carving Yawata -Uma Miniature horse carved from flat piece of wood. Painted black with blue paint on front of pointed ears. Two white dots for eyes, two red dots for nose and red painted grooved mouth. On checks are four orange triangles in the shape of a circle to show the form of a bit and white curved lines down neck representing reins. Alternating dots and stripes down the center and to the sides include white, red, green and yellow dots and stripes of paper, gold and silver foil, red and blue, red and white checker paper stripes down each side. Lines of white dots on front of legs, around sides and crossing over at back.,. Carved saddle painted blue with a paper seat in mottled green, beige and silver design. White swirled marks below saddle. Three black synthetic bristles inserted into head. One bundle of bristles inserted into back for tail.
Object ID
1996.010.205