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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
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35517
label
Hair Ornament with Design of Pine Branches
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Source metadata
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35517
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Hair Ornament with Design of Pine Branches
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
3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
10263
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
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JPK
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
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photo
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photo
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2ce540898f41e181
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photo
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