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Ornamental Comb with Kusadama Design
Japan
ca. 1800-50
A gold and vermilion lacquer ornamental moon-shaped comb with decoration of a kusama (medicine ball). These balls were fragrant bags of medicinal herbs decorated with paper flowers and silk tassels, hung during festivals to ward off diseases and as wishes for a long life.
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