Hair Ornament with Design of Pine Branches

19th century H: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm) Citation Source image

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 e...

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35517
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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Japanese
माध्यम
silver, gold

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