Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug the design uses the pseudonym

the design uses the pseudonym “Menju Sosuke Ieteru” to sidestep Edo-period restrictions on depicting post-1573 figures

This is an Antique Japanese Yonezawa Kimono chest or Ishodansu

This truly rare beauty was made in the highly renowned Matsuyama Gaei (雅英) family kilns in Hyogo prefecture during the mid Showa era c1960's

In this case the seal was given in Shanghai

Condition = Good with blemished on collar and lining

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug the design uses the pseudonymThis is a vintage Japanese kanzashi (hairpiece). This one is in the shape of a circle with a chrisanthamum flower engraved in the center and appears to be made of stainless steel. A Japanese comb is about much more than just styling your hair. Some 400 years ago, Japan took the simple comb and transformed it into an elegant beauty accessory that became a work of art. Japanese kushi (combs) and kanzashi (hairpins) became expressions of a woman's