19c Japanese lacquer buffalo horn KUSHI hair COMB BIRDS berries

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Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of berries and flowers, design continuing on the back. Very well made, excellent expert multicolored lacquering, wonderful work in Japanese taste, in great condition without any losses. Length 4.19 inches. Part of East Coast collection of Japanese hair items.

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19c Japanese lacquer buffalo horn KUSHI hair COMB BIRDS berries

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