Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Style Hairpiece Silver Peony Tassels 7" Hairpin Mimikake Style Kimono and organic contours of the

and organic contours of the wood to integrate figure and ground in the manner of the best Japanese root carving tradition

Japanese Wood Carved Statue of Quan-Yin Avalokitishvara Kanon Bodisattva of Compassion Standing Pose with Scroll in Hand

it remains in very good condition

His influence extended beyond erotic art: he also collaborated with Hiroshige on The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Mountings reveal its layered history

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Style Hairpiece Silver Peony Tassels 7" Hairpin Mimikake Style Kimono and organic contours of theThis is a vintage Japanese kanzashi (hairpiece). This one is in the shape of a circle with a peony flower engraved in the center and appears to be made of stainless steel. The tassels called bira bira are connected by rings. 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