Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle matte green art pottery bowl The wood here is unfinished

The wood here is unfinished and I am not entirely sure what type of wood it is

were collected through audio recordings and translated to create this book

wine and cheeses

8 7/8" tall x 3 5/8" wide x 3 1/4" deep

Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle matte green art pottery bowl The wood here is unfinishedThis old hair ornament is amazing! I had thought it was Chinese, as I found others it closely resembles attributed as such, but now I'm pretty confident it is Japanese, where it called a Kanzashi, and dates to the early 20th century. I am completely enchanted by its intricate nest of forms, among which I spot a koi fish, a beetle, a butterfly, and various leaf and flower forms, and then an iridescent round bead, and a sculptural piece of what I think