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Carved and Inlaid Gold Makie Lacquer Comb Set, Signed browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Lacquer: Pre 1920: item # 706318 Please refer to our stock # 11F-144 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $365 |
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This fine carved gold makie lacquer Japanese hair comb (“kushi”) and signed ornamental hair bar (“kogai”) set is decorated en suite with flower blossoms and leaves. Early 20th century. The simple floral design, which extends down into the tines of the comb, is carved into the buffalo horn base of the kushi. Some of the buds and blossoms are inlaid with iridescent mother-of-pearl (raden), providing a lovely contrast. The same motif is also carried through on the lacquered wood kogai. The shaft of the kogai bears the two-character kanji signature “Mitsuhiro” written in gold lacquer on a nashiji (pearskin) sprinkled gold lacquer ground. To Japanese women, hair ornaments were much more than mere accessories to feminine hair-do and attire. The comb progressed from a utilitarian object to a highly decorative one on which craftsmen and artists lavished their imagination and skill. In keeping with their inclination to beautify even ordinary items of everyday use, the Japanese turned hair ornaments into extraordinary artistic objects that mirrored the cultural and social history of the period. They reflected the life and status of their wearers, who were geisha, courtesans, ladies in the court and women in their homes. In their own small way, combs and hairpins provide a miniature glimpse of the exceptional beauty of Japanese art. (See the wonderful article “Combs and Hairpins” by Sharon Ziesnitz and Takeguchi Momoko in DARUMA 35, Summer 2002.) CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS: comb is 3 3/8” (8.7 cm) x 1 3/8” (3.6 cm), hairpin is 5 ½” (14 cm) long. |
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