Metal One-Sun Flat Round Hairpin, Swallowtail Butterfly/Ageha, Unused Storage Item This is a transaction for one swallowtail butterfly crest hairpin. - Material: Metal hairpin - Design: Swallowtail butterfly/Ageha butterfly - Size: Length 17cm, Diameter 3cm (one sun) Retail Price: 2,940 yen (tax included) *Specifications of the legs: There are two types. 1 and 2 have round wires, while 3, 4, and 5 have flat plate specifications. Retail Price: 2,940 yen (tax included) (This was the price at the time. It may have increased in price or been discontinued now.) The bag had deteriorated over time, so I took the hairpin out to check it. The hairpin is clean with no discoloration. - This is a hairpin to be attached to a wig or traditional Japanese hairstyle for the stage. When attaching, insert it as a decoration after styling the hair. It will break if used to hold the hair in place. This item was purchased and sold from Yugen-gaisha Yamaguchi at the time. (Yugen-gaisha Yamaguchi is the company that made the Birakanzashi for the movie "Sakuran" and handled many Oiran hairpins.) -------------------- Regarding the swallowtail butterfly crest, I Googled it and found that... It is known as the crest of the Taira clan, and it is written that Taira no Kiyomori favored it. It is known as the representative crest of the Taira clan.