Title: Lacquer Hairpin with Geese
Object type: Hairpin
Date: second half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e on gold ground
Dimensions: W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); D. 5/16 in. (.8 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY