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Comb (kushi) and Hair Stick (kogai) Decorated wtih Flowers, Leaves, and Grasses

1899

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Comb (kushi) and Hair Stick (kogai) Decorated wtih Flowers, Leaves, and Grasses

1899

Physical Qualities Black and gold lacquer, silver, shell, Comb: 1 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.8 × 9.5 × 1 cm.) Hair Stick: 1/2 × 6 3/8 × 3/8 in. (1.3 × 16.2 × 1 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Austin Tydings
Object Number 1978.89.7
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)

Inscribed: Kogai: 2 character signature

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