A RARE GROUP OF JAPANESE HORSE ACCOUTREMENTS comprising, aori, a pair of saddle flaps, in thick red leather with kabuto kuwagata depicted on each side with separate blue padding; another aori, with a pair of saddle flaps of black leather with gold colours také (bamboo) decoration, a shaffron decorated en suite; and mungai (breast strap)and shirigae (girth strap), each with heavily and richly embossed gold dragons in the clouds