Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle running man Definitely used

Definitely used

this one with a lovely dark stain and slightly phallic silhouette

more than a little goofy

I'd guess this basket dates to the first half of the 20th century

Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle running man Definitely usedThis 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