Signed Unknown Artist

Meiji/Taisho period 19th/20th century

1868-1926

Tonkotsu

A worked bamboo Tonkotsu (Tobacco box). Inlaid pewter lotus leaves with mother-of-pearl flower buds cover the case. The lid has been carved to represent the holes of a lotus seed pod.

These containers were used to hold tobacco leaves attached like most Sagamono by a cord with ojime bead and netsuke or in the case of a Tonkotsu would have a Kiseruzutsu (pipe holder)

Signed Unknown Artist

Size 90mm x 72mm