Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug Persimmon orange and off-white liner

Persimmon orange and off-white liner with palanquin motif

This is a 70-year-old kaya hon-goban

Other than an aged patina and some minor oxidation it remains in very good condition

the design uses the pseudonym “Menju Sosuke Ieteru” to sidestep Edo-period restrictions on depicting post-1573 figures

Condition = Good with blemished on collar and lining

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug Persimmon orange and off-white linerThis 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