Antique Japanese Metal Wari-Kogai Sword Accessory

Item Details

An antique Japanese metal wari-kogai. The split metal piece was used both as a hair arranger and as chopsticks. The wari-kogai, also known as waribashi, is decorated with contrasting gold-tone bamboo leaf designs. Unmarked. 1938.0163

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 #

17COL077-313