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Make-up Kit and Purse Hakoseko

Unknown19th century

Fukuoka City Museum

Fukuoka City Museum
福岡市早良区百道浜3-1-1, Japan

There is an mysterious feeling for women's make-up kit which keeps men off. And che variety of the kit has not been changed very much.These are cools for ohaguro,razors,razor boxes,brushes,combs and hakoseko which was used as a purse under the sash or the bosom when they dressed up. Ohaguro was generally used as a sign of a matured or married woman in Edo period.

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  • Title: Make-up Kit and Purse Hakoseko
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: 19th century
  • Physical Dimensions: w15 x h65.3 cm
  • Type: Articles for everyday use
  • External Link: http://museum.city.fukuoka.jp/
Fukuoka City Museum

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