Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Silk Takamakura Neck Pillow Geisha Red JK705 summer Japanese traditional papier-mache dog

Japanese traditional papier-mache dog

and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period

Item weight: 1132 grams

7 cm long x 11 cm wide x 2

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Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Silk Takamakura Neck Pillow Geisha Red JK705 summer Japanese traditional papier-mache dogAntique Japanese Wood Lacquered Base Neck Pillow This is an antique Japanese neck rest or pillow called takamakura. This neck rest consists of a oval, carved base made of lacquered wood. The pillow is made of red silk fabric in the chirimen style. The pillow is likely stuffed with dried rice hulls husks, as it was a common stuffing material at the time. A neck rest, or Takamakura, is a support stand for the neck designed to keep hair intact while