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Source Description
Fashionable women in Japan during the Edo period (1615–1868) wore elaborate hairstyles embellished with different types of ornaments of varying sizes and materials, including hairpins, combs, and bars. The decoration of each ornament is determined by factors such as the season, the occasion, the symbolism, or individual taste.
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Document identity
localId
5557
label
Hair Comb with Bats and Clouds
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5557
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hair Comb with Bats and Clouds
description
Fashionable women in Japan during the Edo period (1615–1868) wore elaborate hairstyles embellished with different types of ornaments of varying sizes and materials, including hairpins, combs, and bars. The decoration of each ornament is determined by factors such as the season, the occasion, the symbolism, or individual taste.
date
late 19th century (Edo period (1603–1868))
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
kushi
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.4
height
6
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 7/8 × W: 2 3/8 × D: 3/8 in. (17.4 × 6 × 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
Ivory, lacquer
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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70c8dd9554526bd9