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| kanzashi are traditional Japanese hair ornaments, they come all shapes and sizes, in precious metals, resins and silk. It's the silk ones this site is mostly about. | |||||
Called tsumami kanzashi or hana kanzashi these hair pins date back as far as the edo period in Japan over 200 years ago. The name tsumami kanzashi comes from a traditional technique of pinching folded squares of silk to produce is single "petal" or "knob" |
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The "petals are assembled onto an array of bases to produce the finished piece. | ||||
Now a days they are mostly worn by the Geisha, or by young girls on special occasions like Coming of Age and New Years. Some young people even like to mix these traditional items with their very modern street fashion. |
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I hope I can bring a few people through this site to fall in love with this art form as I did, and that the kanzashi masters and these beautiful ornaments can continue on for a very long time. Long Live the kanzashi! ♥ |
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