Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Silk Takamakura Neck Pillow Geisha Red JK703 tetsubin Packed weight: 329 grams

Packed weight: 329 grams

Kanji on the back of Kakejiku: 秋海鳥 (Akimidori）

Item weight: 54 grams

The sculpture has a silver metallic color with gold and dark gray accents on the neck and head and back of the bird

Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Silk Takamakura Neck Pillow Geisha Red JK703 tetsubin Packed weight: 329 gramsAntique Japanese Wood Lacquered Base Neck Pillow This is an antique Japanese neck rest or pillow called takamakura. This neck rest consists of a curved, carved base made of lacquered wood with a black lined pattern. The pillow is made of silk cloth with a staggered red line design and red tassels on the ends. 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