Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug small firing flaws

small firing flaws

Blade shows uniform peppering/gray patina with a small edge nick near the monouchi

Blade width = 1/2” (15mm)

5" giclée reproduction print of a Japanese Showa era ukiyo-e (woodblock print) titled Mt Fuji over Nishi Lake c

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug small firing flawsThis is a vintage Japanese kanzashi (hairpiece). This one is in the shape of a circle with a chrisanthamum flower engraved in the center and appears to be made of stainless steel. A Japanese comb 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 (hairpins) became expressions of a woman's