Peach-shaped horse bit

Peach-shaped horse bit​

Prefecturally Designated Important Cultural Property (designated 2000)
Made: Edo period（17-19th c.）
Toyohara Kitashima Shrine, Kitashima, Oku
Dimensions: 15.3×55.0cm

Thought to have been made in the Edo period (17-19th C.), this horse bit, used to fix a horse's reins in its mouth, is distinguished by its decorative peach fruit motifs. Despite having been forged from iron, it has been made such that any forge-welds are hidden. 
According to the writing on the box, this horse bit was dedicated to Toyohara Kitajima Shrine by Ikeda Tsunamasa (1638-1714), lord of the Okayama domain.

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Cultural properties in Setouchi city​