Antique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell – 4¾"5 Tray good overall preservation

good overall preservation

pale yellows

Within this softened field

Dimensions: 20" overall height

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell – 4¾"5 Tray good overall preservationAntique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell 4" Description Elegant kanzashi () hairpin of late Meiji to Taish period design, shaped in a clean geometric openwork form carved from translucent tortoiseshell patterned resin. The design reflects the refined simplicity that emerged in the early 20th centurywhere bold silhouette and material clarity replaced the ornate lacquer and makie embellishment of earlier Edo