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Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai) is a long, thin, metal object with a tapered shape. It has a small, rounded knob at one end. The tool's body features an etched design, depicting a figure and waves. The object is dark gray with lighter gray accents from the etching. The background is a solid light gray color. The tool is oriented horizontally.

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, silver
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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