In the Edo period, strict restrictions were put on women’s clothing and accessories according to their status or occupation. Despite such restrictions, women used to pursue the expression of their own individualities in hair accessories, enjoying prinking themselves up with various kushi (combs) and kanzashi (hairpins) made with artisanal originality and ingenuity. The Kushi Kanzashi Museum houses a hair accessory collection built up by Chiyo Okazaki (1924–1999). The collection includes masterpieces from the late Edo period and excellent works by renowned artists, including Korin Ogata (1658–1716), Hoitsu Sakai (1761–1829) and Yoyusai Hara (1769–1845).
This exhibition introduces visitors to about 300 exhibits, including kushi and kanzashi, which can be called “palm-size artworks” crystallizing the essence of Japanese craftwork, as well as ukiyo-e woodblock prints, which show us the customs of people in those times.
| Date |
Dec 15,2018 – Feb 24,2019 |
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| Closed |
Mondays |
| Organizers |
Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art |
| Admission |
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Main Exhibits
"Hokkyo Korin" with seal
Edo Period
Kushi Kanzashi Museum
Maki-e. Signed “Yoyusai.”
Edo Period
Kushi Kanzashi Museum
with cherry blossoms.
Edo Period
Kushi Kanzashi Museum
plum blossoms and bird cage design
and hanging decoration.
Gold, silver and coral.
Edo Period
Kushi Kanzashi Museum
"Thirty-two Fashionable Physiognomies
Looking become sober up"
1869
POLA Research Institute of Beauty & Culuture
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