Medium:

Wood with lacquer and gold

Dimensions:

H x W x D (.1 comb): 3.7 × 9.5 × 0.5 cm (1 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in)

H x W x D (.2b hairpin, assembled): 1.4 × 15.3 × 0.9 cm (9/16 × 6 × 3/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1912-1926

Period:

Taisho era

Marks:

Comb with tag printed ¥48000.

Inscriptions:

Comb with characters at front right.

Provenance:

To 2015

Elizabeth Candida Ridout (d. 2015), Washington, DC [1]

From 2015 to 2017

Estate of Elizabeth Candida Ridout, Washington, DC [2]

From 2017

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequeathed by Elizabeth Candida Ridout, Washington, DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Elizabeth Candida Ridout (American, died 2015)

Estate of Elizabeth Candida Ridout

Topic:

lacquer  Search this

Taisho era (1912 - 1926)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Bequest of Elizabeth Candida Ridout

Accession Number:

S2017.2.1-2a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e0b2346b-91d3-4271-bf1f-b94e52806b00

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2017.2.1-2a-b