19c Japanese lacquer buffalo horn KUSHI hair COMB LONGEVITY characters

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with black and gold lacquer decoration of different forms of LONGEVITY character on the background of various brocade patterns

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) lacquered black and inlaid with numerous flowers with leaves , design continuing on both sides. Very well made, wonderful work in

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of long tailed birds and paulownia leaves and flowers, design continuing on the back. Very well made, exc

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of various textile patterns, design continuing on the back. Very well made, excellent expert multicolored

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with mother of pearl inlays and lacquer decoration of textile patterns and flowers, design continuing on the back. Very well made

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of various flowers, grasses and vaporous clouds, design continuing on the back. Very well made, excellent

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquered decoration of flowers with leaves and fine tiny black and gold inlaid square pieces, design continuing on the

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer and coral decoration of a bird on a stump with flowers, design continuing on both sides. Nicely made, good work

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer and mother of pearl decoration of a song bird on a branch with flowers, design continuing on both sides. Nicely

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of flowers with stems, buds and leaves, design continuing on both sides. Nicely made, good work in J

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of 2 ducks in a stream among richly detailed numerous plants and 6 panels with various

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of scrolling leaves and samurai family crest roundels on the background of waves, desig

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of a drum in garden settings among flowers. Superbly made, crisp carving, excellent

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of bush peony with branches, leaves, buds and flowers, design continuing on both sides.

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of samurai family crest roundels on the background of woven bamboo, design continuing o

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with colored and gold lacquer decoration of chrysanthemum and peony flowers, and maple leaves blown by the wind. Beautifully m

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of blooming peony flowers with stems and leaves, design continuing on the back. Beautifully made,

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of a river bank with growing bamboo and stones in a woven rattan container - such bundles were used fo

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of numerous meadow flowers and grasses. Beautifully made, wonderful lacquer work, wonderful piece

Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn and gilded metal kushi (hair comb) with perforated decoration of flowers and leaves, design continuing on both sides. Beautifully made, good work i

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese light colored buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) inlaid on both sides with decoration of chrysanthemum and cherry flowers with leaves. Horn body, salmon pink and

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with lacquered decoration of samurai family crest roundels, design continuing over the ridge and onto the other side. Superbly made,

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with black and gold lacquer decoration of flowers and pine needles, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made, superb fine l

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of closed and open chrysanthemum flowers and leaves, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made,