Feb 28, 2019
Junihitoe (12 layered dress), women court attire which appeared during Heian era
Here, the model hair is set in formal osuberakashi, a puffy hairstyle topped with an ornamention called saishi 釵子 (or hirabitai 平額) :
This hairstyle became associated with junihitoe (and especially the imperial family) during Edo era, which is why the empress Hinamatsuri doll is often wearing this headdress: