Hair pin

Made:
1690-1720 in Japan
Hair pin

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Hair pin
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Hair pin, flat piece of yellow tortoiseshell slightly spatulate at each end, Japanese, 1690-1720

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658028
Materials:
complete and tortoiseshell
Measurements:
overall: 276 mm x 12 mm x 3 mm,
type:
hair pin
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)