Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Good Fortune 4" Koro 5" H × 13

5" H × 13

Some light crazing to the iron-red ground glaze consistent with age

Markings  "三重" (Mie prefecture in central Japan)

stylized interpretations emphasizing form and energy

A deep full-width bottom drawer

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Good Fortune 4" Koro 5" H × 13This 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