Bridle reins bridle fragment, maker, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel on copper with leather ribbon and bronze fittings; decorated with fish motifs on a blue ground; horse tack riding equipment, length 86 cm; 18th century., A long fabric strap in shades of blue with a worn texture forms a loop, featuring metal fittings in a brass and darkened metal color at intervals and near the ends; the strap shows frayed edges and areas of lighter and darker blue wear, and a small cluster of metal hardware in brass and dark metal is attached at one end.
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Bridle reins bridle fragment, maker, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel on copper with leather ribbon and bronze fittings; decorated with fish motifs on a blue ground; horse tack riding equipment, length 86 cm; 18th century., A long fabric strap in shades of blue with a worn texture forms a loop, featuring metal fittings in a brass and darkened metal color at intervals and near the ends; the strap shows frayed edges and areas of lighter and darker blue wear, and a small cluster of metal hardware in brass and dark metal is attached at one end.

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Bridle reins bridle fragment maker Chinese Qing 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel copper leather ribbon bronze fittings decorated fish motifs blue ground horse tack riding equipment length 86 cm 18th century long fabric strap shades blue worn texture forms loop featuring metal fittings brass darkened metal color intervals near ends strap frayed edges areas lighter darker wear small cluster metal hardware dark metal attached .

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