Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box The legs are attached with

The legs are attached with three nails each

definitely it has some age

Sold as a pair

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

a red headed swallow I think

Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box The legs are attached withThis 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