• Japanese comb, fox motif (3)
  • Asia
  • Japan
  • Width : 4 7/8 inch
  • Height : 2 3/8 inch
  • Depth : 3/8 inch
  • Black lacquered wooden comb decorated with a chamanic meaning: on one side a torii represents the entrance of a shrine, and on the other side a fox (kitsune) features the messenger of Inari, a divinity who governs fertility rice and trade. The back is embellished with a fine mother-of-pearl design.