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Source Description
Perhaps designed to decorate the complex hairstyle of a geisha, this dangling piece would lend a sparkling bit of movement to the rigid hairstyle of a young woman as she danced or sang traditional folksongs. Geisha and their younger apprentices, maiko, continue to dress each evening in elaborate silk kimono, stark white face paint, and grandly jeweled hairdos or wigs in order to entertain high-paying restaurant customers in Kyoto and other metropolitan Japanese cities.
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Document identity
localId
10263
label
Hair Ornament with Design of Chrysanthemums
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
10263
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Hair Ornament with Design of Chrysanthemums
description
Perhaps designed to decorate the complex hairstyle of a geisha, this dangling piece would lend a sparkling bit of movement to the rigid hairstyle of a young woman as she danced or sang traditional folksongs. Geisha and their younger apprentices, maiko, continue to dress each evening in elaborate silk kimono, stark white face paint, and grandly jeweled hairdos or wigs in order to entertain high-paying restaurant customers in Kyoto and other metropolitan Japanese cities.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
hair ornaments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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fc2bc1cc5885c6d7