Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Hut w/ Pines 3.5" Blade filled with vitreous enamel

filled with vitreous enamel

Very auspicious trio in Asian art and culture

It has six point footing

Dimensions: overall 75" H × 18

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Hut w/ Pines 3.5" Blade filled with vitreous enamelThis is an antique late Edo Era (c. 1800 1850) Japanese hairpiece called a kushi. A Japanese comb is about much more than just styling your hair. Japanese kushi such as this one have been used since the prehistoric Jomon period. Some 400 years ago, Japan refined and transformed it into an elegant beauty accessory that became a work of art. Japanese kushi became expressions of a woman's character, social class, religion, and people could even tell what