Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug Blade shows uniform peppering/gray patina

Blade shows uniform peppering/gray patina with a small edge nick near the monouchi

This is a 70-year-old kaya hon-goban

Other than an aged patina and some minor oxidation it remains in very good condition

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

small firing flaws

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Geisha Hairpiece Silver Chrasnthumum 6" Hairpin Mimikake Style Rug Blade shows uniform peppering/gray patinaThis 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