Antique Japanese Bira-Kanzashi Geisha Style Hairpiece Gold Bellflower Fan Tassels Hairpin Hair 7" Hardware wealth and happiness

wealth and happiness

especially for weddings and New Year

affiliation

carved in a rounded mokkō-gata outline

Antique Japanese Bira-Kanzashi Geisha Style Hairpiece Gold Bellflower Fan Tassels Hairpin Hair 7" Hardware wealth and happinessThis is a vintage Japanese kanzashi (hairpiece). This one is in the shape of a fan with a bellflower engraved in the center and appears to be made of silver. The silver tassels called bira bira are connected by rings. A Japanese hair ornament is about much more than just styling your hair. Some 400 years ago, Japan took the simple comb and transformed it into an elegant beauty accessory that became a work of art. Japanese kushi (combs) and kanzashi