A Japanese wood comb, Meiji period, signed. With mother-of-p...

Hammer

£130

A Japanese wood comb, Meiji period, signed. With mother-of-pearl and gold wire inlay, 3.8 x 9.2cm; a Japanese gold lacquer comb, ex Miriam Slater Collection, with peony flower decoration with tiny pearls at the centre of peonies, 3.3 x 8.5cm; a Japanese comb, circa 1880, with metallic inlays, 2.5 x 13.3cm;; four signed Japanese combs; and five other Japanese combs. (12) 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.