Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Shell Inlay 3" Shogiban 1939 by the great Japanese

1939 by the great Japanese shinhanga artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 to 1950)

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This image shows the daughter of the Dragon King of Dong Ting lake and the red dragon uncle after rescuing the daughter

It is coated in red lacquer and decorated around the whole circumference

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Shell Inlay 3" Shogiban 1939 by the great JapaneseThis 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