Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Village 3.75" Chadansu The subject is General Nogi

The subject is General Nogi Maresuke (乃木希典

from his series Thirty-Six Selected Tales of Snow (摂雪三十六談)

all bars intact

fertility charm

Antique Japanese Geisha Comb Kushi Hairpiece Kanzashi Gold Makie Village 3.75" Chadansu The subject is General NogiThis 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