kanzashi hairpin, unknown maker from Japan

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kanzashi hairpin
kanzashi hairpin
kanzashi hairpin
date unknown
kanzashi hairpin , date unknown
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: silver; coral; gold
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0230
Not on display
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Salina Art Center: Shattering the Void: Realms of Meaning in East Asian Art

This Japanese hairpin has dangling metal strips attached with rings that would jingle when a woman wearing it would walk.

Exhibitions

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