Japanese Tortoiseshell Hair Comb with Mixed-Metal Flowering Branch Frame

Beautiful antique Japanese hair comb pairing a warm, amber-and-brown tortoiseshell-pattern horn comb with an exquisite openwork metal frame. The curved frame is sculpted as a flowering branch, its slender twigs scattered with delicate buds and berries touched in gilt, all set against a rich, softly aged patina.

A romantic little treasure of the Meiji/Taisho era, this piece captures the quiet naturalism prized in Japanese decorative metalwork. It makes a lovely collector's ornament, a graceful accent for a vanity or curio display, or an heirloom-worthy hair comb for that special occasion.

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