A container (tonkotsu)
Edo period (19th century)
In the shape of a pilgrim's backpack, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with leaves wet with dewdrops of inlaid silver, on a roiro ground; the cord runners silver cylinders, the interiors fundame; with lacquered-wood netsuke decorated in varicolored gold and red maki-e with a landscape, carnelian ojime
2 3/8in. (5.9cm.) long
A container (tonkotsu)
Edo period (19th century)
In the shape of a pilgrim's backpack, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with leaves wet with dewdrops of inlaid silver, on a roiro ground; the cord runners silver cylinders, the interiors fundame; with lacquered-wood netsuke decorated in varicolored gold and red maki-e with a landscape, carnelian ojime
2 3/8in. (5.9cm.) long
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