Japanese Wood Lacquered Base Silk Soft Pillow Vtg Red Geisha Takamakura JK597 windsock Japanese handbag

Japanese handbag

horn size 9 cm long x 9 cm wide x 16 cm tall

Item weight:  76 grams

Kanji on the paper: Izumo

Patina or rust

Japanese Wood Lacquered Base Silk Soft Pillow Vtg Red Geisha Takamakura JK597 windsock Japanese handbagVintage Japanese Wood Lacquered Base With Soft Pillow This is a vintage Japanese neck rest or pillow called takamakura. This neck rest consists of a base made of lacquered wood on which sits a soft pillow made of silk. The base features a red, brown and gold marble design with some metal embellishments and the pillow is red with two white strings on the sides. A neck rest, or Takamakura, is a support stand for the neck designed to keep hair intact