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Comb (kushi) and Hair Stick (kogai) Decorated with Nandina and Chrysanthemum

1866

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Comb (kushi) and Hair Stick (kogai) Decorated with Nandina and Chrysanthemum

1866

Physical Qualities Black lacquer or resin, jade (?), coral, shell, Comb: 2 1/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 9.8 × 0.6 cm.) Hair Stick:1/2 × 6 9/16 × 3/8 in. (1.3 × 16.7 × 1 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Austin Tydings
Object Number 1978.89.8
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1978; Mr. and Mrs. R. Austin Tydings, Baltimore
BMA, "Diamonds in the Rough: Seldom Seen Objects from the BMA's Collection," June 20-August 13, 1989.
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Poetic Imagery of Japanese Art," February 22-August 8, 2010. (Levy Rotation)

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