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Category Archives: Japanese Hair Comb
Japanese Hair Comb
From Japan: Edo Era comb, 18th Century, H: 8 cm. W: 12.2 cm. The plot is about 5 crows flying in the clouds at sunset. As was the style, the crows were not drawn in perspective. It is made of … Continue reading
Posted in Art Nouveau, French Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb
Tagged japonisme, lucien galliard, Troppen Museum
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When You Give Your Combs Away
Mortality comes to us all. My art is the fire that illuminates my home, the warmth that protects me from the freezing waters of a refugee-filled sea — but I’ve seen the videos. Is it morally possible to flutter about … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Museum, Edo Hair Comb, English Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb
Tagged a collectors legacy, donating combs
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The Hair Comb Market
Are many beautiful things for sale, each with their own story, that condense post into one subject is difficult. So I have buffet of things today. Just click the picture or link see more details about each item. In Sotheby’s … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Calder, American Hair Comb, Art Nouveau, diadem, Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, French Hair Comb, Indonesian Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb, Meiji Hair Comb, Oceanic Comb
Tagged Alexander Calder, Chinese hair pins, Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, faberge, french art nouveau comb, French Empire Comb, hair comb, Henri Vever, Indonesian gold jewelry, Michael Backman Ltd., solomon islands
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Lalique Hair Combs and Tiaras
Victorian diamond brooches came with different settings, so they could be worn separately or together as a tiara. Art Nouveau brooches could also serve multiple purposes. Indeed, some were designed as a tiara and ended up as a brooch. Such … Continue reading
The Creative Museum in Exhibition: Le Japon Amoureux
The Museum of African and Asian Arts in Vichy, France, resides in a 19th Century residence and contains collections, which were gathered by Christian missionaries from both continents. The Creative Museum was one of the representatives invited to share their … Continue reading
The Creative Museum Triumphs Again
Every culture has a comb. It can symbolize a ruler’s deification, be a liturgical object for high priests, or an item that pushes the limits of an artistic movement. In Japanese culture, combs were an expression of love. On May … Continue reading
Glass Hair Combs of Edo Era Japan
In the Genroki period (1688-1704) of the Edo Era (1688-1867), men would visit bath houses. Bath women, or yuna, would wash, comb, set men’s hair, and offer sexual favors. Because it took two hands to style a man’s top knot, … Continue reading
Some Lovely Things on Ebay
Many things are Buy It Now’s, where the dealer sets the price. They have the time, so it’s up to the buyer to either pay or negotiate. But here are some beautiful pieces on the market. This Victorian tiara, c. … Continue reading
The Creative Museum World Tour
Another blog wrote about them: Le Blog de Cameline! She tells the story of the family in French. This post will be an English translation, and then I will pick some of my favorite combs from this magnificent collection, so … Continue reading
“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly
We know Mary Howitt’s poem made its way into Lewis Carroll’s Lobster Quadrille, one of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, but could it have ever reached Japan? It was written in 1829, and I would date this Edo painted-tortoiseshell set to … Continue reading