[Wooden inlaid iron gilded dragon carved royal saddle]
Emperor Taizong’s royal saddle in the Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the front saddle bridge is 37 cm high, the rear is 19.5 cm high, the length is 63 cm, and the width is 32 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Wooden body, inlaid with silver, inlaid with gold dragon, hollowed-out decoration, fine workmanship. The saddle deck is paved with velvet cotton cushion. The pedals are made of iron and silver, the bottom is engraved with the square victory pattern, and the foot ring beam is engraved with double dragons. There is a leather tag on the saddle side, and the ink book is full of Chinese characters. The Chinese characters are: “Emperor Taizongwen used a pair of iron bridle saddles with gold and silver rings, which were originally held in Shengjing.”
There was a Qing dynasty who worshipped riding and shooting martial arts. During the founding period of the Qing Dynasty, the children of the eight banners of the imperial family must learn to ride and shoot from an early age. After taking charge of the Central Plains, Kangxi and Qianlong paid attention to the practice of martial arts around the border. They all said that the later generations would not forget “the Chinese language of riding and shooting”, and were instructed to “the family law”. The saddle used by Emperor Taizong as the saddle for the battle of Emperor Tai Chi has been preserved for more than 350 years and is very precious