Antique Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament – Autumn Maple and Floral Makie with Raden Inlay – 8¼" Makie Japan (Bizen Province)

Japan (Bizen Province)

It measure 5 1/2" wide by 2" tall by 1 1/4" thick (14 x 5 x 3 cm)

Full count of at lease 181 stones in each color

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Antique Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament – Autumn Maple and Floral Makie with Raden Inlay – 8¼" Makie Japan (Bizen Province)Antique Japanese Kogai Hair Ornament Autumn Maple and Floral Makie with Raden Inlay 8" Description An exquisite late Meiji period kogai () hair ornament crafted in black lacquer and decorated with makie () and raden (, shell inlay). The ends display a refined autumn motif of momiji (, maple leaves) and seasonal blossoms rendered in gold and colored lacquer, accented with iridescent shell pieces that shimmer in green and violet hues. The maple leaf, a