Other than Japanese traditional combs, Spanish combs (comb made of tortoise shell with splendid ornaments attached) were popular in karyukai (world of geisha) during the Meiji period.
日本古来の櫛のほかに、明治にはスペイン櫛（鼈甲製で華美な装飾が施された櫛）が花柳界などで流行した。