Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Village 3.75" Chadansu warrior spirit

warrior spirit

With exception to signs of past use

The subject is General Nogi Maresuke (乃木希典

This mask is part of a complementary trio with Daikoku

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Village 3.75" Chadansu warrior spiritThis is an antique late Edo Era (c. 1800 1850) 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