Antique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell – 4¾"5 Tray pale yellows

pale yellows

good overall preservation

Rim is formed into a floral design

Within this softened field

The interior is similarly decorated with scattered floral motifs surrounding the central well

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell – 4¾"5 Tray pale yellowsAntique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin Openwork Geometric Form in Imitation Tortoiseshell 4" Description Elegant kanzashi () hairpin of late Meiji to Taish period design, shaped in a clean geometric openwork form carved from translucent tortoiseshell patterned resin. The design reflects the refined simplicity that emerged in the early 20th centurywhere bold silhouette and material clarity replaced the ornate lacquer and makie embellishment of earlier Edo