A group of assorted hair accessories


Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), or Showa era (1926-1989), late 19th/early 20th centuryComprising three kanzashi (hair pins), three kogai (hair pins), and 34 kushi (hair combs) of various materials including lacquer, wood, silvered metal, tortoiseshell and glass; two kushi of otsukigata form, six of tsukigata form, five of kyogata form, five of kyomarugata form, fourteen of Rikyugata form, one of tabogata form, and one of ohatsugata form; one kyomarugata kushi inscribed in gold lacquer with a poem on the theme of the Sumida River and Mount Tsukuba with a drum and sachet on the reverse, one kogai signed Ippo and six kushi signed respectively Ippo, Shorin, Kyochiku with a kao, Shoka, Eisai, and Yuki; the majority embellished with different designs, mainly floral and vegetal motifs, scenes of birds and other animals, outdoor scenes, and decorative patterns and motifs; some decorated in gold takamaki-e, togidashi maki-e, kirikane, or inlaid with mother-of-pearl. (41).