In Japan, these ornamental hair pins are known as Kanzashi—a tradition that began the pre-historic Jōmon period (1000 BCE)—and are today worn with kimonos by Japanese women on special occasions.
Sakae carries on the Kanzashi tradition, capturing the fragility of real life flowers with amazing detail.
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