Vintage Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament – Striped Amber and Black Resin – 7¼" Tools THIS is it

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The legend said that the carving artist of Kamigamo Shrine

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carries associations of refinement

The hand crafted decorations are of geese in flight over various flowers on a blue-green background

Vintage Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament – Striped Amber and Black Resin – 7¼" Tools THIS is itVintage Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament Striped Amber and Black Resin 7" Description Handsome kogai () hair ornament from the Taish to early Shwa period, made of striped amber and black resin designed to resemble bekk (, tortoiseshell). The slender, cylindrical form with a domed finial and hollowed shaft reflects the traditional kogai style once paired with kushi combs in formal coiffures. This later resin example captures the natural beauty of bekk at a