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Ozaki Kokusai
Hairpin (Kogai) with Design of Peoniessecond half of 19th century

Not on view
Ivory or bone rod-shaped object with engraved and pigment-filled floral decoration at both ends, including peony bloom and leafy branches in olive green and brown
Ivory or bone hairpin, elongated and tapered, with engraved and ink-filled floral decoration: a peony bloom with leaves at one end and a budding branch with a small circular seal motif at the other.

Ozaki Kokusai, Hairpin (Kogai) with Design of Peonies, second half of 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ozaki Kokusai
Japan, 1835-circa 1892
Title
Hairpin (Kogai) with Design of Peonies
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
second half of 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Stag antler
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (14.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.247
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Japanese Art