"Kyoto-made Is Especially Fine, Yet Cheap, Plain, and Elegant": What an 1847 Book Said About Kyoto Flower Hairpins

"Tsumami-Zaiku" Is a Meiji-Era Name. In the Edo Period It Was Called Kirezaiku.

In 1873, Kyoto Hana-Kanzashi Crossed to Vienna: 150 Years of Tsumami-Zaiku Abroad

The Kusudama Was Meiji Japan's Signature Tsumami-Zaiku Piece

In 1909, Foreign Buyers Didn't Know Each Petal Was Folded by Hand

The Tsumami-Zaiku Shown at Japan's 1908 Exposition Was a Kusudama

Why Didn't Tsumami-Zaiku Spread? A 1909 Manual Names the Cause

Is Tsumami-Zaiku Originally Japanese? What a 1909 Manual Says

How to Wear a Kanzashi: A Practical Guide

Hana-Kanzashi: How We Make Them

Types of Kanzashi, Explained: Hana, Bira, Tama, Kushi, and More

What Is a Kanzashi? A Guide to the Traditional Japanese Hair Ornament

Tsumami-Zaiku Tools: Tweezers and a Glue Board Are All You Need to Start

Is That Hitokoshi Chirimen Really Silk? The White Fabric of Nagahama

Ochirin, Bases, and Findings: Turning a Flower into a Kanzashi