Antique Japanese Bira-Bira Kanzashi Hair Ornament
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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1060140
Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 1060140
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The Kura
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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18 cm long set of Kanzashi with five Bira dangling from a branch to which is caught a court cap, possibly dragged from the wearers head during a horse race, or perhaps flung off in a passionate moment. For someone interested we have a museum quality collection of combs and hair pins which I would prefer to sell together in accordance with the previous owners wishes. Birakan (bira Bira Kanzashi) were hair pins used by all classes of society and were one of a woman’s most prized possessions. They are often made of precious metals, gold, silver shakudo and shibuichi, encrusted with bits of red or pink coral, prized for its youthful accent, jades and other precious stones.
The subtleties of Japanese design tend to center on the suggestive rather than the representative. Allowing the viewer to fill in or complete the story surrounding the object viewed. As in the tea room aesthetic, where the room is 95 percent completed but never fully finished, allowing the viewer to complete the room in their own mind, creating to each individual a unique and personal view.
18 cm long set of Kanzashi with five Bira dangling from a branch to which is caught a court cap, possibly dragged from the wearers head during a horse race, or perhaps flung off in a passionate moment. For someone interested we have a museum quality collection of combs and hair pins which I would prefer to sell together in accordance with the previous owners wishes. Birakan (bira Bira Kanzashi) were hair pins used by all classes of society and were one of a woman’s most prized possessions. They are often made of precious metals, gold, silver shakudo and shibuichi, encrusted with bits of red or pink coral, prized for its youthful accent, jades and other precious stones.
The subtleties of Japanese design tend to center on the suggestive rather than the representative. Allowing the viewer to fill in or complete the story surrounding the object viewed. As in the tea room aesthetic, where the room is 95 percent completed but never fully finished, allowing the viewer to complete the room in their own mind, creating to each individual a unique and personal view.