Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Leaves 4" Orin Bell 75" x 19" (width x

75" x 19" (width x height x depth)

Construction: Carved and lacquered wood panel in framed surround

and lacquer

This piece is made of a single limb of a keyaki tree leaving most of the tree part in tact

commonly translated as Playing Kemari Ball

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Leaves 4" Orin Bell 75" x 19" (width xThis is an antique Meiji Era (c. 1868 1912) 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