Antique Japanese Metal Kogai Hair Arranger Sword Accessory

Item Details

An antique Japanese metal kogai with contrasting floral designs embellished with gold and silver-tone overlay. Metal kogai were often carried in sword scabbards and used to arrange and hold hairstyles. Unmarked. 1938.0166

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

Consistent with age

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-310