£90
A Japanese tortoiseshell comb, Meiji period. With bronze and gold mount, silver wire inlay, decorated with turtles and clouds, 5 x 10cm. (Ex Miriam Slater Kanzashi Collection) a Japanese tortoiseshell comb, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and decorated with leaves and fruit, set with three jade stones, 3.8 x 9.5cm, two further Japanese tortoiseshell combs and two Showa period combs, each with floral mother-of-pearl decoration. (6) 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.
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