Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box a red headed swallow I

a red headed swallow I think

definitely it has some age

Overall excellent condition

I have not touched the copper insert but imagine it would polish up if desired

The legs are attached with three nails each

Ornate Japanese Kanzashi Hair Pin with Koi Fish and Beetle unusual sewing box a red headed swallow IThis old hair ornament is amazing! I had thought it was Chinese, as I found others it closely resembles attributed as such, but now I'm pretty confident it is Japanese, where it called a Kanzashi, and dates to the early 20th century. I am completely enchanted by its intricate nest of forms, among which I spot a koi fish, a beetle, a butterfly, and various leaf and flower forms, and then an iridescent round bead, and a sculptural piece of what I think