Hitotsusage tabacco pouch with a netsuke. Unlike the tabako-ire, there is no kiseru case.

Netsuke of kagamibuta type, made of two parts: a silver plate with peonies decoration and an ivory bowl.

Leather snuffbox (pouch) with menuki (metallic decoration) of a silver dragon. On the pouch, painted decoration of a Hôôphoenix surrounded by flowers. The phoenix and the dragon represent the imperial couple.

Japan – Edo period (1603-1863), 19th century
Netsuke: height 0.9 in / 2.4 cm – diameter 2 in. / 5 cm
Snuffbox: height 0.8 in / 2 cm – length 5.5 in / 14 cm – depth 3.8 in / 9.8 cm
Total length: 9.4 in / 23.8 cm