Tobacco pouch and tobacco box

This smoking accessory ensemble from nineteenth-century Japan comprises a tobacco pouch, a small tobacco box, an ojime bead, and a wood netsuke, all joined by a braided cord. The compact set represents Japanese personal smoking accoutrements associated with the Edo and Meiji periods.

The cylindrical box is crafted from bamboo and decorated using lacquer techniques. Its exterior ornament features depictions of sprouting bamboo shoots alongside a hoe and small snowflakes. The accompanying pouch is constructed from soft brown leather, while the ensemble is anchored at the top by a smooth, rounded wooden netsuke button and secured along the cord with a small ojime slider. The object measures 5.4 cm in height and 3.8 cm in width.

The set was created in Japan during the nineteenth century by the artist Zeshin. It combines leather, bamboo, lacquer, and wood into a unified decorative container set catalogued under smoking accessories and lacquerware.