Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box definitely it has some age

definitely it has some age

This basket is pretty sturdy and could still be put to use gathering this or that

most commonly cabbage leaves

a red headed swallow I think

with a little wear to the wooden lids and a couple of spots of wear to the white enamel of their interiors

Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box definitely it has some ageThis old hair ornament is amazing! I had thought it was Chinese, as I found others it closely resembles attributed as such, but now I'm pretty confident it is Japanese, where it called a Kanzashi, and dates to the early 20th century. I am completely enchanted by its intricate nest of forms, among which I spot a koi fish, a beetle, a butterfly, and various leaf and flower forms, and then an iridescent round bead, and a sculptural piece of what I think