Tobacco box, ojime and netsuke

This Japanese personal smoking ensemble consists of a tobacco box, an ojime bead, and a netsuke toggle, all connected by a dark braided cord. The box is crafted from wood and lacquer, presenting a rounded rectangular profile. In its centre sits a lid decorated with an inlaid iris blossom made of shell and ivory set against carved swirling wave patterns. The surrounding wooden body of the box is embellished with golden lacquer decoration featuring dragons and stylized clouds.

The ensemble incorporates multiple materials and decorative techniques, including wood, lacquer, horn, ivory, and shell, brought together through inlay and lacquering. The cord is threaded through a carved ivory ojime bead and terminates at a circular netsuke made with horn. The maker of the set is unrecorded, and it was produced in Japan between approximately 1800 and 1850.