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Elegant Traditional JAPANESE hair accessory - KANZASHI hair comb in black lacquer resin with golden Wisteria EMBELLISHMENT AND FAUX PEARLS. Maki-e style
Unique and original hair accessory.
Luxurious Japanese design. Impressive, elegant and classic.
Wonderfully ornamented Kanzashi style hair comb with traditional lacquered Maki-e design floral pattern.
Very beautiful with patterns even at the backside.
The top of the comb is decorated with a line of stylish 8 mm spherical faux pearls. Comb’s teeth have enough length (7~8cm) to hold even thick hairdo.
This beautiful vintage style Japanese hair comb is the type called "Kanzashi." This is a kind of umbrella term used for a number of different types of hair accessory.
Such ornaments represent a link with traditional forms in Japanese hair accessories, which have been used for hundreds of years before Western styles began to overtake traditional forms.
The styling of this striking comb is typical of Japanese design. The comb is made in glossy black resin. The heading is hand decorated with lacquered design golden wisteria flower picture.
Wisteria, or Fuji in Japanese, is a popular motif in Japanese art used to decorate a wide variety of art forms from pottery to paintings. Wisteria blooms during May and June and its strikingly beautiful blossoms have always been appreciated for their color and shape.
Wisteria has been known to live up to 100 years and even older (there is a 1200 year old wisteria tree in Japan). It's long-life bestows the symbolic meaning of immortality and longevity to the wisteria.
As a symbol of love, wisteria is used in the 1820s Japanese kabuki drama “Fuji Musume” (Wisteria Maiden). The Wisteria Maiden is depicted in a painting holding a wisteria branch, until one day she becomes smitten with a young man and steps out of the painting in an effort to capture his attention. Unfortunately, her attempts are futile. Her loves goes unrequited, and she sorrowfully steps back into the two-dimensional world of her lonely painting still holding her weeping wisteria.
The back of the comb is decorated with picture of bamboo plant, which in Japan is a symbol of strength and flexibility. The delicate bamboo plant bends beneath the weight of winter snow but does not break.
Material: Acrylic resin, artificial pearls. Size (Cm): Length: 13; Width: 6-9
Please note: Details and colors of the images might be slightly different from the actual product. As it is hand made, small imperfections are common in the lacquer work on kanzashi in this quality range.
Absolutely lovely item - it would make a unique gift.
