A Japanese black lacquer & mother-of-pearl comb & kogai, cir...

Hammer

£170

A Japanese black lacquer & mother-of-pearl comb & kogai, circa 1930's. Comb 10cm, kogai 16cm; a Japanese comb, decorated with gold and red lacquer, circa 1960's; another decorated in gold and silver coloured lacquer; and an unusual black lacquer comb and kogai, decorated with mother-of-pearl bamboo grass leaves. (8) From the collection of Pat Johnstone, a Cornish artist and sculptor, who also had a passion for collecting Asian antiques and especially Japanese combs, kogai and kanzashi. Her collection has been curated for over 40 years and includes items from the Miriam Slater collection.