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Tobacco Pouch browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920: item # 922625 Please refer to our stock # 06-273 when inquiring.
Flying Cranes Antiques Ltd. 1050 Second Avenue, Galleries 55, 56 and 58 New York, NY 10022 Tel.212-223-4600 Guest Book Price on Request |
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| This is a small tobacco pouch of rectangular form with ivory ojime formed as a tortoise shell, the attached ivory netsuke carved as a clam shell. On its flap, a shakudo and gold-inlaid clasp is modeled as two superimposed fish , their bodies intricately detailed. The tobacco pouch itself is designed with a quiet tortoise- shell pattern woven with gold threads and colored silks.(This tortoise/ nautical theme refers to the legend of Urashima Taro, a fisherman who traveled across the seas on the back of a tortoise. Arriving at the sea kingdom of Ryujin he discovers that his tortoise-transport was indeed the king's daughter, whom he later married...) This tobacco pouch is in very good condition with only minor wear, consistent with age. Length: (pouch) 4", (including netsuke) 8" Meiji Period, Japan | |||||||
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