Split Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai)

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron
Dimensions: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); skewer (a); W. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); skewer (b); W. 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Kogai
Dated: probably 19th century
Pixels: 4000 × 2250
SHA-256: 88bdf8b38477b184…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Split Hair Dressing Tool (Kogai). probably 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.