In the Edo period, strict restrictions were put on women’s clothing and accessories according to their status or occupation. Despite such restrictions, women used to pursue the expression of their own individualities in hair accessories, enjoying prinking themselves up with various kushi (combs) and kanzashi (hairpins) made with artisanal originality and ingenuity. The Kushi Kanzashi Museum houses a hair accessory collection built up by Chiyo Okazaki (1924–1999). The collection includes masterpieces from the late Edo period and excellent works by renowned artists, including Korin Ogata (1658–1716), Hoitsu Sakai (1761–1829) and Yoyusai Hara (1769–1845). 　This exhibition introduces visitors to about 300 exhibits, including kushi and kanzashi, which can be called “palm-size artworks” crystallizing the essence of Japanese craftwork, as well as ukiyo-e woodblock prints, which show us the customs of people in those times.