Japanese netsuke, possibly a tobacco pouch with its cord and Ojime on the reversed side

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Possibly a tobacco pouch with its cord and its Ojime (the closing bead) carved on the reversed side, the pipe and the ash tray are next to the pouch, there is an Oni mask as the Netsuke for this Tabako-ire. Ivory inlay in horn and gold coloured wire with red lacquer decoration on the pouch. 1870-1900.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Possibly a tobacco pouch with its cord and its Ojime (the closing bead) carved on the reversed side, the pipe and the ash tray are next to the pouch, there is an Oni mask as the Netsuke for this Tabako-ire. Ivory inlay in horn and gold coloured wire with red lacquer decoration on the pouch. 1870-1900.

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Accession Number: O.126-2008
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1072 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 126.06kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:08 23:38:25

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending ash tray ashtray bead carved cord Fitz_AA horn inlaid inlay ivory Japanese lacquer lacquered lacquering netsuke Ojime pipe (tobacco) tobacco tobacco pouch

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