kushi (comb) with butterflies, unknown maker from Japan

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kushi (comb) with butterflies
kushi (comb) with butterflies
kushi (comb) with butterflies
Edo period (1600–1868)
kushi (comb) with butterflies , Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: lacquer; gilding; mother of pearl; wood
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0212
Not on display
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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

A wide array of plants and animals served as popular decorative motifs on Edo-period hair combs and often carried symbolic significance. For instance, the tortoise is traditionally associated with long life, and butterflies can symbolize happiness or metamorphosis.

Exhibitions

Fish, Flowers & Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer
Joseph W. Lampo, curator
2002
Nature/Natural
Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
Nature/Natural
Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
Brosseau Center for Learning: Japanese Craft
2017
Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018
Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018
Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
Kris Ercums, curator
Rachel Straughn-Navarro, curator
2019–2020
Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
2019–2020
Salina Art Center: Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art
2019–2020